Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en täckning

backing, coverage

Meaning

backing; coverage

In Swedish: pengar på ett konto (som motsvarar en angiven summa)

Forms

Forms of täckning
Singular, indefiniteen täckning
Singular, definitetäckningen
Plural, indefinitetäckningar
Plural, definitetäckningarna

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

Practise täckning

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täckning in a sentence

  • ha täckning för sitt påstående
    be able to back up one's claim
  • en check som saknar täckning
    an uncovered cheque
  • Mobilen saknar täckning.
    The mobile has no coverage.
  • Kontot saknar täckning.
    The account has insufficient funds.

Questions

What does täckning mean in English?

täckning means “backing, coverage”.

Is it en täckning or ett täckning?

It is en täckning, and “the backing” is täckningen.

What is the plural of täckning?

The plural of täckning is täckningar, and the definite plural is täckningarna.

Origin

Affix of täcka (“cover”) + -ing (“-ing”).

Nearby common words

täckning is number 4,546 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