Swedish noun

en obligation

bond

Meaning

bond

In Swedish: skuldförbindelse som utgör del i större statligt eller kommunalt lån (obligationslån)

Forms

Forms of obligation
Singular, indefiniteen obligation
Singular, definiteobligationen
Plural, indefiniteobligationer
Plural, definiteobligationerna

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

Practise obligation

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Is it en obligation or ett obligation?

Words built with obligation

  • premieobligation premium bond

Questions

What does obligation mean in English?

obligation means “bond”.

Is it en obligation or ett obligation?

It is en obligation, and “the bond” is obligationen.

What is the plural of obligation?

The plural of obligation is obligationer, and the definite plural is obligationerna.

Origin

Derived from Latin obligātiō.

Nearby common words

obligation is number 8,746 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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