Swedish noun

ett parlament

Parliament

Meaning

Parliament

In Swedish: samling valda representanter för ett folk, riksdag

Forms

Forms of parlament
Singular, indefiniteett parlament
Singular, definiteparlamentet
Plural, indefiniteparlament
Plural, definiteparlamenten

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

Practise parlament

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Is it en parlament or ett parlament?

Questions

What does parlament mean in English?

parlament means “Parliament”.

Is it en parlament or ett parlament?

It is ett parlament, and “the Parliament” is parlamentet.

What is the plural of parlament?

parlament doesn't change in the plural: ett parlament, två parlament (definite: parlamenten).

Origin

Borrowed from Latin parlement and French parlement.

Nearby common words

parlament is number 7,184 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 7,180innehav possession, holding
  • 7,181pr PR, public relations, publicity (resulting from PR or similar activities)
  • 7,182anstalt home, institution
  • 7,183oförmögen incapable
  • 7,185plattform platform, a particular type of operating system or environment, platform; a political stance on a broad set of issues
  • 7,187lärarinna female teacher
  • 7,188ovetande without knowing, unaware
  • 7,189omklädningsrum a changing room, (UK) a dressing room (at a bathhouse or sports center or the like)
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