Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en rörelse

motion, movement, gesture, motion, business/ˈrøːˌrɛlsɛ/

Meaning

motion, movement; gesture; motion; business; firm; enterprise; company; movement

In Swedish: förflyttning

Forms

Forms of rörelse
Singular, indefinite	en rörelse
Singular, definite	rörelsen
Plural, indefinite	rörelser
Plural, definite	rörelserna

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

Practise rörelse

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rörelse in a sentence

gymnastiska rörelser
gymnastic movements
livliga rörelser
lively movements
driva en rörelse
run a business
hon kunde inte dölja sin rörelse
she could not hide the fact that she was moved
hippierörelsen
the hippie movement
en folkrörelse
a popular movement

Words built with rörelse

rörelsefrihet freedom of movement
rörelseriktning direction of motion (movement)
rörelsehindrad wave motion
kioskrörelse kiosk business
rörelsekapital working capital

Questions

What does rörelse mean in English?

rörelse means “motion, movement, gesture”.

Is it en rörelse or ett rörelse?

It is en rörelse, and “the motion” is rörelsen.

What is the plural of rörelse?

The plural of rörelse is rörelser, and the definite plural is rörelserna.

Similar words

firmasamfundverksamhet

Origin

From Old Swedish rørilse, equivalent to röra + -else.

Nearby common words

rörelse is number 1,826 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,821modig courageous, brave
1,822märkligt strange
1,824vagn vehicle
1,825gris pig
1,827efteråt afterwards
1,828dröja hesitate, take (a long) time
1,829öppet open, openly
1,830författare writer, author

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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