en räkning
Meaning
arithmetic; counting; addition; calculation
In Swedish: matematik
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en räkning |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | räkningen |
| Plural, indefinite | räkningar |
| Plural, definite | räkningarna |
räkning is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor räkning, den stora räkningen. Check another noun
Practise räkning
1 / 2Is it en räkning or ett räkning?
räkning in a sentence
- barnen lär sig läsning och räkningthe children learn to read and count
- tappa räkningen på vilken gång i ordningen det ärlose count of how many times it's happened
- betala räkningenpay the bill
- folkräkningcensus ("people counting")
- Jag har tappat räkningenI have lost count
- Hålla räkning på någotKeep count of something
- Efter lite räkning kom vi fram till att skogen har två älgar per kvadratkilometerAfter some calculations, we concluded that the forest has two moose per square kilometer
- räkning med integralerworking with integrals ("calculation with integrals")
Expressions
- för någons räkningon someone's behalf
Words built with räkning
- balansräkning balance sheet
- elräkning electricity account
- checkräkning checking (current) account
Questions
What does räkning mean in English?
räkning means “arithmetic, counting”.
Is it en räkning or ett räkning?
It is en räkning, and “the arithmetic” is räkningen.
What is the plural of räkning?
The plural of räkning is räkningar, and the definite plural is räkningarna.
Similar words
Origin
räkna (“count”) + -ing
Nearby common words
räkning is number 2,010 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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