Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett tålamod

patience

Meaning

patience

In Swedish: förmåga att uthärda, uthållighet; förmåga att vänta

Forms

Forms of tålamod
Singular, indefiniteett tålamod
Singular, definitetålamodet

tålamod is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort tålamod, det stora tålamodet. Check another noun

Practise tålamod

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Is it en tålamod or ett tålamod?

tålamod in a sentence

  • ha tålamod med sina barn
    be patient with one's children
  • hantverket kräver både tid och tålamod
    this craftsmanship demands time and patience

Questions

What does tålamod mean in English?

tålamod means “patience”.

Is it en tålamod or ett tålamod?

It is ett tålamod, and “the patience” is tålamodet.

Origin

A compound of tåla (“to endure”) + mod (“courage”).

Nearby common words

tålamod is number 2,135 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,131öken desert, waste
  • 2,132rep rope, rehearsal
  • 2,133stinka stink
  • 2,134snygga tidy [oneself] up, smarten up, make presentable
  • 2,136fiska fish, go fishing
  • 2,137tystnad silence
  • 2,138bytt changed, swapped
  • 2,139skrek cried, called out
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