Swedish noun

ett skadestånd

damages, tort

Meaning

damages, tort

Forms

Forms of skadestånd
Singular, indefinite	ett skadestånd
Singular, definite	skadeståndet
Plural, indefinite	skadestånd
Plural, definite	skadestånden

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

Practise skadestånd

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Is it en skadestånd or ett skadestånd?

Questions

What does skadestånd mean in English?

skadestånd means “damages, tort”.

Is it en skadestånd or ett skadestånd?

It is ett skadestånd, and “the damages” is skadeståndet.

What is the plural of skadestånd?

skadestånd doesn't change in the plural: ett skadestånd, två skadestånd (definite: skadestånden).

Origin

skada + -e- + stånd.

Nearby common words

skadestånd is number 9,726 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,722mix mix
9,723polsk Polish
9,724avskräcka deter, discourage, scare
9,725skaldjur shellfish
9,727rollspel role-playing, a role-playing game
9,728magsår a gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer; a peptic ulcer, peptic ulcer disease
9,729dödlighet mortality
9,730framhäva bring out, set off

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