Swedish noun

en tolkning

interpretation

Meaning

interpretation

In Swedish: muntlig översättning

Forms

Forms of tolkning
Singular, indefiniteen tolkning
Singular, definitetolkningen
Plural, indefinitetolkningar
Plural, definitetolkningarna

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

Practise tolkning

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Is it en tolkning or ett tolkning?

Words built with tolkning

  • tolkningsföreträde preferential right of interpretation

Questions

What does tolkning mean in English?

tolkning means “interpretation”.

Is it en tolkning or ett tolkning?

It is en tolkning, and “the interpretation” is tolkningen.

What is the plural of tolkning?

The plural of tolkning is tolkningar, and the definite plural is tolkningarna.

Origin

tolka + -ning

Nearby common words

tolkning is number 6,994 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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