Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en tillfällighet

coincidence, chance

Meaning

coincidence; chance

In Swedish: slump

Forms

Forms of tillfällighet
Singular, indefiniteen tillfällighet
Singular, definitetillfälligheten
Plural, indefinitetillfälligheter
Plural, definitetillfälligheterna

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

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tillfällighet in a sentence

  • jag träffade honom av en ren tillfällighet
    it was a pure coincidence that I ran into him
  • av en tillfällighet
    by happenstance / it just happens that
  • Det var bara en tillfällighet
    It was just coincidence

Questions

What does tillfällighet mean in English?

tillfällighet means “coincidence, chance”.

Is it en tillfällighet or ett tillfällighet?

It is en tillfällighet, and “the coincidence” is tillfälligheten.

What is the plural of tillfällighet?

The plural of tillfällighet is tillfälligheter, and the definite plural is tillfälligheterna.

Similar words

slump

Nearby common words

tillfällighet is number 4,215 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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