Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en undersökning

examination, investigation

Meaning

examination; investigation

In Swedish: det att undersöka något el. någon, granskning

Forms

Forms of undersökning
Singular, indefiniteen undersökning
Singular, definiteundersökningen
Plural, indefiniteundersökningar
Plural, definiteundersökningarna

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

Practise undersökning

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Is it en undersökning or ett undersökning?

Words built with undersökning

  • opinionsundersökning opinion poll
  • läkarundersökning medical examination

Questions

What does undersökning mean in English?

undersökning means “examination, investigation”.

Is it en undersökning or ett undersökning?

It is en undersökning, and “the examination” is undersökningen.

What is the plural of undersökning?

The plural of undersökning is undersökningar, and the definite plural is undersökningarna.

Similar words

studieinspektiongranskning

Origin

From undersöka + -ning.

Nearby common words

undersökning is number 2,513 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary