en situation
Meaning
situation; position; occasion
In Swedish: (sak)läge, tillstånd (vid en viss tidpunkt)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en situation |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | situationen |
| Plural, indefinite | situationer |
| Plural, definite | situationerna |
situation is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor situation, den stora situationen. Check another noun
Practise situation
1 / 2Is it en situation or ett situation?
situation in a sentence
- situationen i tredje världenthe situation in the Third World
- utnyttja situationentake advantage of the occasion
- en besvärlig situationa tricky situation
Words built with situation
- nödsituation emergency
- situationskomik situation comedy
- personalsituation staffing situation
Questions
What does situation mean in English?
situation means “situation, position”.
Is it en situation or ett situation?
It is en situation, and “the situation” is situationen.
What is the plural of situation?
The plural of situation is situationer, and the definite plural is situationerna.
Similar words
belägenhetläge
Where the course teaches it
Nearby common words
situation is number 931 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