Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en service

service, overhaul

Meaning

service; overhaul

In Swedish: tjänst som ställs till förfogande (för allmänheten)

Forms

Forms of service
Singular, indefiniteen service
Singular, definiteservicen

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

Practise service

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Is it en service or ett service?

service in a sentence

  • kommunen ger service åt invånarna
    the local authorities provide a variety of public services for the inhabitants
  • ha bilen inne på service
    have one's car at the garage for an overhaul
  • min bil är inne på service
    my car is at the workshop

Words built with service

  • dygnet-runt-service round-the-clock service
  • transportservice public transport service
  • serviceinrättning service organization
  • serviceyrke service occupation
  • serviceverkstad servicing garage

Questions

What does service mean in English?

service means “service, overhaul”.

Is it en service or ett service?

It is en service, and “the service” is servicen.

Similar words

tjänst

Nearby common words

service is number 2,787 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