en konkurs
Meaning
bankruptcy; liquidation
In Swedish: rättslig åtgärd som innebär att alla tillgångar som en skuldsatt person har tas omhand som betalning för skulderna
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en konkurs |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | konkursen |
| Plural, indefinite | konkurser |
| Plural, definite | konkurserna |
konkurs is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor konkurs, den stora konkursen. Check another noun
Practise konkurs
1 / 2Is it en konkurs or ett konkurs?
konkurs in a sentence
- gå i konkursgo bankrupt
Questions
What does konkurs mean in English?
konkurs means “bankruptcy, liquidation”.
Is it en konkurs or ett konkurs?
It is en konkurs, and “the bankruptcy” is konkursen.
What is the plural of konkurs?
The plural of konkurs is konkurser, and the definite plural is konkurserna.
Origin
Borrowed from German Konkurs, from Latin concursus.
Nearby common words
konkurs is number 5,135 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 5,136överföring Transfer, transmission
- 5,137ratt steering wheel
- 5,138fördela divide
- 5,139bevismaterial evidence, evidentiary material
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary