Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en regering

government/rɛˈjeːrɪŋ/

Meaning

government

In Swedish: ett lands styrelse

Forms

Forms of regering
Singular, indefinite	en regering
Singular, definite	regeringen
Plural, indefinite	regeringar
Plural, definite	regeringarna

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

Practise regering

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Is it en regering or ett regering?

regering in a sentence

under Karl XII:s regering
in the reign of Charles XII
bilda regering
form a government

Questions

What does regering mean in English?

regering means “government”.

Is it en regering or ett regering?

It is en regering, and “the government” is regeringen.

What is the plural of regering?

The plural of regering is regeringar, and the definite plural is regeringarna.

Origin

regera + -ing

Nearby common words

regering is number 1,044 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,040ond evil, bad
1,041rapport report
1,042vise a queen bee
1,043fullt fully
1,045stal stole
1,046beredd prepared, ready
1,047ansvar responsibility, liability
1,048tuff tough, cool

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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