Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en potential

potential

Meaning

potential

In Swedish: möjlighet; resurser

Forms

Forms of potential
Singular, indefiniteen potential
Singular, definitepotentialen
Plural, indefinitepotentialer
Plural, definitepotentialerna

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

Practise potential

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Is it en potential or ett potential?

potential in a sentence

  • det finns en stor potential inom fisket
    there is great potential in the fishing industry

Questions

What does potential mean in English?

potential means “potential”.

Is it en potential or ett potential?

It is en potential, and “the potential” is potentialen.

What is the plural of potential?

The plural of potential is potentialer, and the definite plural is potentialerna.

Similar words

möjlighetmöjligheter

Nearby common words

potential is number 3,944 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 3,940vicepresident vice president
  • 3,941klev climbed, strode
  • 3,942id ide; a fish, Leuciscus idus
  • 3,943mura build (a wall) of brick
  • 3,945stressad stressed
  • 3,946syfta aim
  • 3,947måltavla a target (shooting target), a target (something (easily) attacked, concretely or abstractly)
  • 3,948trösta console
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