Swedish noun

en skyldighet

obligation, duty

Meaning

obligation; duty

In Swedish: plikt

Forms

Forms of skyldighet
Singular, indefiniteen skyldighet
Singular, definiteskyldigheten
Plural, indefiniteskyldigheter
Plural, definiteskyldigheterna

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

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Is it en skyldighet or ett skyldighet?

Words built with skyldighet

  • undervisningsskyldighet teaching duty

Questions

What does skyldighet mean in English?

skyldighet means “obligation, duty”.

Is it en skyldighet or ett skyldighet?

It is en skyldighet, and “the obligation” is skyldigheten.

What is the plural of skyldighet?

The plural of skyldighet is skyldigheter, and the definite plural is skyldigheterna.

Similar words

förpliktelse

Origin

skyldig + -het.

Nearby common words

skyldighet is number 6,331 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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