Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en lektion

class, lesson

Meaning

class; lesson

In Swedish: undervisningstimme (i skolan)

Forms

Forms of lektion
Singular, indefinite	en lektion
Singular, definite	lektionen
Plural, indefinite	lektioner
Plural, definite	lektionerna

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

Practise lektion

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Is it en lektion or ett lektion?

Words built with lektion

musiklektion music lesson
lektionssal classroom

Questions

What does lektion mean in English?

lektion means “class, lesson”.

Is it en lektion or ett lektion?

It is en lektion, and “the class” is lektionen.

What is the plural of lektion?

The plural of lektion is lektioner, and the definite plural is lektionerna.

Similar words

föreläsning

Origin

From Latin lēctiō.

Nearby common words

lektion is number 1,684 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,680allvarlig serious, grave, solemn, serious
1,681omedelbart immediately
1,682senator senator
1,683existera exist
1,685spöke ghost
1,686konst art, skill
1,687vampyr a vampire (undead creature), a vampire (vampire bat)
1,688glada happy, glad (plural and definite form)

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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