Swedish adjective · noun· top 5,000 most common

permanent

permanent

permanent as an adjective

Meaning

permanent

In Swedish: varaktig, bestående

Forms

Forms of permanent
Basic formpermanentwith en-words
Neuterpermanentwith ett-words
Plural and definitepermanentaplural nouns, and after den / det / de

permanent as a noun(en permanent)

Meaning

perm; permanent (wave)

In Swedish: mycket hållbar formning av hår

Forms

Forms of permanent
Singular, indefiniteen permanent
Singular, definitepermanenten
Plural, indefinitepermanenter
Plural, definitepermanenterna

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

Practise permanent

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What does permanent mean?

permanent in a sentence

  • en permanent utställning
    a permanent exhibition
  • permanenta bostäder
    permanent dwellings (housing)

Questions

What does permanent mean in English?

permanent means “permanent”.

Is it en permanent or ett permanent?

It is en permanent, and “the perm” is permanenten.

What is the plural of permanent?

The plural of permanent is permanenter, and the definite plural is permanenterna.

Similar words

beståendeständigstadigvarande

Nearby common words

permanent is number 4,081 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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