Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en omständighet

circumstance

Meaning

circumstance

In Swedish: förhållande, villkor

Forms

Forms of omständighet
Singular, indefiniteen omständighet
Singular, definiteomständigheten
Plural, indefiniteomständigheter
Plural, definiteomständigheterna

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

Practise omständighet

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Is it en omständighet or ett omständighet?

omständighet in a sentence

  • under alla omständigheter
    at any rate
  • förmildrande omständigheter
    extenuating circumstances

Questions

What does omständighet mean in English?

omständighet means “circumstance”.

Is it en omständighet or ett omständighet?

It is en omständighet, and “the circumstance” is omständigheten.

What is the plural of omständighet?

The plural of omständighet is omständigheter, and the definite plural is omständigheterna.

Similar words

faktor

Origin

omständig + -het

Nearby common words

omständighet is number 2,214 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,210kissa urinate, wee-wee
  • 2,211villa to confuse, to mislead (cause someone to feel lost or to go astray)
  • 2,212skiva plate, board, slab, slice, disc, (disk (US)), disk (US)
  • 2,213blunda shut one's eyes
  • 2,215modell model, design
  • 2,216kanal channel, canal
  • 2,217hämnas revenge, get one's own back
  • 2,218räknas count
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