Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en reaktion

reaction

Meaning

reaction

In Swedish: sätt att reagera

Forms

Forms of reaktion
Singular, indefiniteen reaktion
Singular, definitereaktionen
Plural, indefinitereaktioner
Plural, definitereaktionerna

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

Practise reaktion

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Is it en reaktion or ett reaktion?

Words built with reaktion

  • panikreaktion panic reaction

Questions

What does reaktion mean in English?

reaktion means “reaction”.

Is it en reaktion or ett reaktion?

It is en reaktion, and “the reaction” is reaktionen.

What is the plural of reaktion?

The plural of reaktion is reaktioner, and the definite plural is reaktionerna.

Similar words

gensvar

Nearby common words

reaktion is number 2,505 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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