Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en pension

pension/panˈɧuːn/

Meaning

pension

In Swedish: lön för personer som slutat arbeta

Forms

Forms of pension
Singular, indefiniteen pension
Singular, definitepensionen
Plural, indefinitepensioner
Plural, definitepensionerna

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

Practise pension

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Is it en pension or ett pension?

pension in a sentence

  • avgå med pension
    retire on a pension
  • att gå i pension
    to retire
  • se fram emot pensionen
    look forward to retirement
  • Hon får 20 000 kronor i pension före skatt
    She receives a [monthly implied] pre-tax pension of 20, 000 kronor

Expressions

  • gå i pension
    retire

Words built with pension

  • pensionspoäng pension point
  • folkpension national basic (old age) pension
  • pensionsförsäkring long-term pension insurance, retirement annuity
  • sjukpension disability pension

Questions

What does pension mean in English?

pension means “pension”.

Is it en pension or ett pension?

It is en pension, and “the pension” is pensionen.

What is the plural of pension?

The plural of pension is pensioner, and the definite plural is pensionerna.

Similar words

äldrebidrag

Nearby common words

pension is number 3,009 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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