Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en rutin

routine, experience

Meaning

routine; experience

In Swedish: skicklighet som man fått genom övning, (yrkes)vana

Forms

Forms of rutin
Singular, indefiniteen rutin
Singular, definiterutinen
Plural, indefiniterutiner
Plural, definiterutinerna

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

Practise rutin

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Is it en rutin or ett rutin?

rutin in a sentence

  • med åren får man en viss rutin
    as the years pass, you get into a certain routine
  • hon körde med skicklighet och rutin
    she was a skilful and highly experienced driver
  • sjukhuset har infört nya rutiner vid operationer
    the hospital has introduced new procedures (routines) for operations

Words built with rutin

  • rutinkontroll routine check

Questions

What does rutin mean in English?

rutin means “routine, experience”.

Is it en rutin or ett rutin?

It is en rutin, and “the routine” is rutinen.

What is the plural of rutin?

The plural of rutin is rutiner, and the definite plural is rutinerna.

Similar words

procedurslentrianmässig

Nearby common words

rutin is number 3,530 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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