Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en operation

operation/ɔpɛraˈɧuːn/

Meaning

operation

In Swedish: (komplicerad) procedur för att nå ett visst resultat

Forms

Forms of operation
Singular, indefiniteen operation
Singular, definiteoperationen
Plural, indefiniteoperationer
Plural, definiteoperationerna

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

Practise operation

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Is it en operation or ett operation?

operation in a sentence

  • militär operation
    military operation
  • operation dörrknackning
    house-to-house collection campaign (operation)

Words built with operation

  • räkneoperation arithmetical operation
  • blindtarmsoperation appendix operation
  • operationsbord operating table

Questions

What does operation mean in English?

operation means “operation”.

Is it en operation or ett operation?

It is en operation, and “the operation” is operationen.

What is the plural of operation?

The plural of operation is operationer, and the definite plural is operationerna.

Similar words

ingrepp

Origin

From Latin operātiō.

Nearby common words

operation is number 1,185 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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