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en plikt

duty/plɪkt/

Meaning

duty

In Swedish: inre tvång, skyldighet

Forms

Forms of plikt
Singular, indefiniteen plikt
Singular, definiteplikten
Plural, indefiniteplikter
Plural, definiteplikterna

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

Practise plikt

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Is it en plikt or ett plikt?

plikt in a sentence

  • känna något som en plikt
    feel sth. to be one's duty
  • plikten att ta hand om sina barn
    the duty to look after one's children
  • fullgöra sina plikter
    carry out (perform) one's duties

Words built with plikt

  • tystnadsplikt professional secrecy, confidentiality
  • värnplikt (compulsory) military service
  • pliktkänsla sense of duty
  • stopplikt obligation to stop
  • plikttrogen dutiful, loyal
  • skolplikt obligation to attend school, compulsory school attendance

Questions

What does plikt mean in English?

plikt means “duty”.

Is it en plikt or ett plikt?

It is en plikt, and “the duty” is plikten.

What is the plural of plikt?

The plural of plikt is plikter, and the definite plural is plikterna.

Origin

Derived from Middle Low German plicht, from Old Saxon *pliht, from Proto-West Germanic *plihti.

Nearby common words

plikt is number 1,872 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