Swedish noun

en strävan

ambition, aspiration

Meaning

ambition; aspiration

In Swedish: träget arbete, bemödande

Forms

Forms of strävan
Singular, indefinite	en strävan
Singular, definite	strävan

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

Practise strävan

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Is it en strävan or ett strävan?

strävan in a sentence

strävan efter en ny ekonomisk ordning
the ambition to create a new economic order
strävan att kombinera effektivitet med hänsynsfullhet
the ambition (effort, endeavour) to combine efficiency with consideration

Words built with strävan

jämlikhetssträvan the ambition (effort, endeavour) to achieve equality

Questions

What does strävan mean in English?

strävan means “ambition, aspiration”.

Is it en strävan or ett strävan?

It is en strävan, and “the ambition” is strävan.

Origin

sträva + -an

Nearby common words

strävan is number 8,298 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,294civilisera civilise (bring civilization to)
8,295renare filter
8,296snok grass snake
8,297hyfs manners
8,299beklaglig regrettable, pitiable
8,300faktura invoice
8,301jet jet [plane]
8,302maraton marathon

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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