Swedish noun

en talan

suit

Meaning

suit

In Swedish: yttrande från någon av parterna i en rättegång

Forms

Forms of talan
Singular, indefiniteen talan
Singular, definitetalan

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

Practise talan

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Is it en talan or ett talan?

talan in a sentence

  • föra talan inför domstolar och andra myndigheter
    be a party to legal proceedings
  • rätt att föra talan
    rights to bring actions
  • En sådan talan skall väckas inom två månader
    Such proceedings shall be instituted within two months
  • att pröva talan som väcks av en medlemsstat'
    have jurisdiction in actions brought by a Member State

Expressions

  • föra någons talan
    plead sby's cause
  • hon har ingen talan
    she has no say in the matter

Questions

What does talan mean in English?

talan means “suit”.

Is it en talan or ett talan?

It is en talan, and “the suit” is talan.

Origin

tala + -an

Nearby common words

talan is number 6,813 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 6,809brant steep, precipitous
  • 6,810förtvivlan despair
  • 6,811ohyfsad ill-mannered
  • 6,812stöna groan, moan
  • 6,814tango tango
  • 6,815bu boo; a loud exclamation intended to scare someone, usually a child., boo; an exclamation used to indicate derision or disapproval of what has just occurred.
  • 6,816oroande worrying
  • 6,817olämplig unsuitable, inappropriate
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary