Swedish noun

ett sammanbrott

collapse, breakdown

Meaning

collapse; breakdown

In Swedish: det att något el. någon bryter samman; kollaps

Forms

Forms of sammanbrott
Singular, indefiniteett sammanbrott
Singular, definitesammanbrottet
Plural, indefinitesammanbrott
Plural, definitesammanbrotten

sammanbrott is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort sammanbrott, det stora sammanbrottet. Check another noun

Practise sammanbrott

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Is it en sammanbrott or ett sammanbrott?

sammanbrott in a sentence

  • sammanbrott i förhandlingarna
    breakdown in negotiations
  • psykiskt sammanbrott
    nervous breakdown

Questions

What does sammanbrott mean in English?

sammanbrott means “collapse, breakdown”.

Is it en sammanbrott or ett sammanbrott?

It is ett sammanbrott, and “the collapse” is sammanbrottet.

What is the plural of sammanbrott?

sammanbrott doesn't change in the plural: ett sammanbrott, två sammanbrott (definite: sammanbrotten).

Similar words

kollaps

Origin

samman + brott.

Nearby common words

sammanbrott is number 6,646 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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