Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en rättvisa

justice, fairnessAlso the plural of rättvis.

Meaning

justice; fairness

In Swedish: det att vara rättvis, opartiskhet

Forms

Forms of rättvisa
Singular, indefinite	en rättvisa
Singular, definite	rättvisan

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

Practise rättvisa

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Is it en rättvisa or ett rättvisa?

rättvisa in a sentence

undgå rättvisan
escape justice

Expressions

göra rättvisa åt maten
do the food justice

Words built with rättvisa

millimeterrättvisa fairness down to the last detail

Questions

What does rättvisa mean in English?

rättvisa means “justice, fairness”.

Is it en rättvisa or ett rättvisa?

It is en rättvisa, and “the justice” is rättvisan.

Origin

Derived from rättvis (“just, fair”).

Nearby common words

rättvisa is number 1,559 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,555svära curse
1,556alternativ alternative
1,557vaken awake, alert
1,558ifred in peace, (often more idiomatic) alone
1,560rida ride
1,561händelse event, occurrence
1,562duga be adequate, be suitable
1,563rom roe, rum

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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