Swedish noun

ett understöd

support, subsidy

Meaning

support; subsidy

In Swedish: bistånd, hjälp

Forms

Forms of understöd
Singular, indefiniteett understöd
Singular, definiteunderstödet
Plural, indefiniteunderstöd
Plural, definiteunderstöden

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

Practise understöd

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Is it en understöd or ett understöd?

understöd in a sentence

  • leva på understöd
    live on social assistance

Words built with understöd

  • eldunderstöd supporting fire

Questions

What does understöd mean in English?

understöd means “support, subsidy”.

Is it en understöd or ett understöd?

It is ett understöd, and “the support” is understödet.

What is the plural of understöd?

understöd doesn't change in the plural: ett understöd, två understöd (definite: understöden).

Similar words

bidrag

Origin

Deverbal from understödja, equivalent to under- + stöd.

Nearby common words

understöd is number 9,014 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 9,009rymdstation space station
  • 9,011postkontor a post office (building) (nowadays chiefly foreign or historical)
  • 9,012agentur agency (business which provides a service on behalf of other businesses)
  • 9,013förslava enslave
  • 9,015nedslagen dejected
  • 9,016sporta do sports, play
  • 9,017berusa to intoxicate (usually with/of a substance, usually alcohol), to intoxicate (fill with enthusiasm, passion, madness, or the like)
  • 9,018spillra splinter
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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