Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en passion

passion/paˈɧuːn/

Meaning

passion

In Swedish: lidelse

Forms

Forms of passion
Singular, indefiniteen passion
Singular, definitepassionen
Plural, indefinitepassioner
Plural, definitepassionerna

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

Practise passion

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Is it en passion or ett passion?

passion in a sentence

  • han har en stor passion i livet: mat och dryck
    food and drink are his great passion in life

Questions

What does passion mean in English?

passion means “passion”.

Is it en passion or ett passion?

It is en passion, and “the passion” is passionen.

What is the plural of passion?

The plural of passion is passioner, and the definite plural is passionerna.

Similar words

glöd

Origin

From French passion, ultimately from Latin passio.

Nearby common words

passion is number 3,111 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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  • 3,112öh uh (expression of uncertainty), hey, oi (when trying to get someone's attention)
  • 3,113störta overthrow, bring down
  • 3,114följande following
  • 3,115angel a pike hook
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary