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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en riktning

direction

Meaning

direction

In Swedish: håll, kurs

Forms

Forms of riktning
Singular, indefiniteen riktning
Singular, definiteriktningen
Plural, indefiniteriktningar
Plural, definiteriktningarna

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

Practise riktning

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Is it en riktning or ett riktning?

riktning in a sentence

  • i riktning mot en katastrof
    towards a disaster
  • i socialistisk riktning
    towards socialism, in a socialist direction, becoming more socialist
  • i sydlig riktning
    in a southerly direction

Words built with riktning

  • riktningsvisare indicator
  • moderiktning fashion trend
  • vindriktning wind direction

Questions

What does riktning mean in English?

riktning means “direction”.

Is it en riktning or ett riktning?

It is en riktning, and “the direction” is riktningen.

What is the plural of riktning?

The plural of riktning is riktningar, and the definite plural is riktningarna.

Similar words

hållkurs

Origin

rikta + -ning

Nearby common words

riktning is number 2,714 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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