Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en revolution

revolution/rɛvʊlɵˈɧuːn/

Meaning

revolution

In Swedish: omstörtning av det bestående

Forms

Forms of revolution
Singular, indefiniteen revolution
Singular, definiterevolutionen
Plural, indefiniterevolutioner
Plural, definiterevolutionerna

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

Practise revolution

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Is it en revolution or ett revolution?

revolution in a sentence

  • den ryska revolutionen
    the Russian Revolution
  • en teknisk revolution
    a technological revolution

Questions

What does revolution mean in English?

revolution means “revolution”.

Is it en revolution or ett revolution?

It is en revolution, and “the revolution” is revolutionen.

What is the plural of revolution?

The plural of revolution is revolutioner, and the definite plural is revolutionerna.

Similar words

omvälvning

Nearby common words

revolution is number 2,818 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,814rå alternative form of råda, synonym of bestämma (in the "(get to) decide" sense)
  • 2,815blodig bloody, covered with blood
  • 2,816studio studio
  • 2,817flykt flight, escape
  • 2,819åtal indictment, prosecution
  • 2,820ambassadör ambassador
  • 2,821mosa mash
  • 2,822jämföra compare
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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