Swedish noun

en svarande

respondent, defendantAlso the present participle of svara.

Meaning

respondent; defendant

In Swedish: person som är stämd inför domstol i ett tvistemål (ej brottmål)

Forms

Forms of svarande
Singular, indefiniteen svarande
Singular, definitesvaranden
Plural, indefinitesvarande
Plural, definitesvarandena

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

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Is it en svarande or ett svarande?

Questions

What does svarande mean in English?

svarande means “respondent, defendant”.

Is it en svarande or ett svarande?

It is en svarande, and “the respondent” is svaranden.

What is the plural of svarande?

svarande doesn't change in the plural: en svarande, två svarande (definite: svarandena).

Nearby common words

svarande is number 7,135 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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  • 7,132surra buzz, tie
  • 7,133vardag weekday
  • 7,134buffel buffalo, buffalo, especially water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) or Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
  • 7,136aa Expresses agreement or affirmation; yeah, yes
  • 7,137gengångare a revenant, a ghost (of a dead person, who has returned)
  • 7,138anordna organize, arrange
  • 7,139förkylning cold
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