Swedish noun

en spekulation

speculation

Meaning

speculation

In Swedish: funderande, gissning

Forms

Forms of spekulation
Singular, indefiniteen spekulation
Singular, definitespekulationen
Plural, indefinitespekulationer
Plural, definitespekulationerna

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

Practise spekulation

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Is it en spekulation or ett spekulation?

spekulation in a sentence

  • lösa spekulationer
    unfounded speculation
  • spekulationer kring mordet
    speculation about the murder
  • köpa tavlor på spekulation
    buy pictures as a speculation

Words built with spekulation

  • valutaspekulation currency speculation
  • spekulationsköp speculative purchase

Questions

What does spekulation mean in English?

spekulation means “speculation”.

Is it en spekulation or ett spekulation?

It is en spekulation, and “the speculation” is spekulationen.

What is the plural of spekulation?

The plural of spekulation is spekulationer, and the definite plural is spekulationerna.

Origin

From Latin speculatio.

Nearby common words

spekulation is number 8,243 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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