Swedish noun

en korruption

corruption

Meaning

corruption

In Swedish: systematiskt bruk av mutor

Forms

Forms of korruption
Singular, indefiniteen korruption
Singular, definitekorruptionen

korruption is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor korruption, den stora korruptionen. Check another noun

Practise korruption

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Is it en korruption or ett korruption?

korruption in a sentence

  • korruption på hög nivå
    corruption at a high level

Questions

What does korruption mean in English?

korruption means “corruption”.

Is it en korruption or ett korruption?

It is en korruption, and “the corruption” is korruptionen.

Origin

From Latin corruptiō, from Latin corrumpēre.

Nearby common words

korruption is number 5,765 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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