Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en rättighet

right

Meaning

right

In Swedish: laglig eller moralisk rätt

Forms

Forms of rättighet
Singular, indefinite	en rättighet
Singular, definite	rättigheten
Plural, indefinite	rättigheter
Plural, definite	rättigheterna

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

Practise rättighet

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rättighet in a sentence

mänskliga rättigheter
human rights
medborgerliga fri- och rättigheter
civil liberties and rights

Questions

What does rättighet mean in English?

rättighet means “right”.

Is it en rättighet or ett rättighet?

It is en rättighet, and “the right” is rättigheten.

What is the plural of rättighet?

The plural of rättighet is rättigheter, and the definite plural is rättigheterna.

Origin

From Middle Low German rechticheit.

Nearby common words

rättighet is number 2,144 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,140cykel bicycle, cycle
2,141donna a (younger) woman, a donna
2,142blick look, glance, gaze
2,143totalt total, totally
2,145kunskap knowledge
2,146uniform uniform
2,147sjunka go down, sink
2,148tråkig boring

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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