Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett misslyckande

failureAlso the present participle of misslyckas.

Meaning

failure

In Swedish: felslaget försök

Forms

Forms of misslyckande
Singular, indefiniteett misslyckande
Singular, definitemisslyckandet
Plural, indefinitemisslyckanden
Plural, definitemisslyckandena

misslyckande is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort misslyckande, det stora misslyckandet. Check another noun

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Is it en misslyckande or ett misslyckande?

Questions

What does misslyckande mean in English?

misslyckande means “failure”.

Is it en misslyckande or ett misslyckande?

It is ett misslyckande, and “the failure” is misslyckandet.

What is the plural of misslyckande?

The plural of misslyckande is misslyckanden, and the definite plural is misslyckandena.

Similar words

bottennappfiaskoflopp

Nearby common words

misslyckande is number 3,986 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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