en slump
Meaning
hazard; chance; luck
In Swedish: tillfällighet som man inte kan förutse
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en slump |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | slumpen |
| Plural, indefinite | slumpar |
| Plural, definite | slumparna |
slump is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor slump, den stora slumpen. Check another noun
Practise slump
1 / 2Is it en slump or ett slump?
slump in a sentence
- av en ren slumpby mere accident
- inget får lämnas åt slumpennothing must be left to chance
- Det var nog mest slumpen som avgjorde vem som vannIt was probably mostly [the] chance that determined who won
- Inget lämnas åt slumpenNothing is left to [the] chance (idiomatic)
- Det är nog bara slumpenIt's probably just a coincidence / random chance
- – Jag tror inte att det är en slump att tre hus brann ner samma natt. – Nej, det är nog ingen slump.– I don't think it's a coincidence that three houses burned down the same night. – No, it's probably not a coincidence.
- en lycklig slumpa happy accident
- sälja slumpensell residual stocks
Words built with slump
- slumpvis at random
Questions
What does slump mean in English?
slump means “hazard, chance”.
Is it en slump or ett slump?
It is en slump, and “the hazard” is slumpen.
What is the plural of slump?
The plural of slump is slumpar, and the definite plural is slumparna.
Similar words
Origin
Borrowed from Middle Low German slump.
Nearby common words
slump is number 2,860 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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