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en protest

protest

Meaning

protest

In Swedish: invändning, oppositionsyttring

Forms

Forms of protest
Singular, indefiniteen protest
Singular, definiteprotesten
Plural, indefiniteprotester
Plural, definiteprotesterna

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

Practise protest

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Is it en protest or ett protest?

protest in a sentence

  • (göra något) under protest
    (do sth.) under protest
  • vi strejkar i protest mot företagets lönepolitik
    we are striking in protest against the company's pay policy

Words built with protest

  • protestaktion protest action

Questions

What does protest mean in English?

protest means “protest”.

Is it en protest or ett protest?

It is en protest, and “the protest” is protesten.

What is the plural of protest?

The plural of protest is protester, and the definite plural is protesterna.

Nearby common words

protest is number 3,267 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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