Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

ett uppdrag

assignment, task, mission, commission

Meaning

assignment; task; mission; commission

In Swedish: tilldelat arbete som skall utföras inom en viss tid

Forms

Forms of uppdrag
Singular, indefiniteett uppdrag
Singular, definiteuppdraget
Plural, indefiniteuppdrag
Plural, definiteuppdragen

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

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Is it en uppdrag or ett uppdrag?

uppdrag in a sentence

  • på uppdrag av regeringen
    commissioned by the Government
  • få i uppdrag att leda arbetet
    be commissioned to lead the work
  • få i uppdrag att göra något
    be tasked with doing something / be commissioned to do something / (sometimes, by implication) be ordered to do something [get in commission/assignment to do something]
  • Nisse fick i uppdrag att hålla utkik medan de andra tömde kassaskåpet
    Nisse was assigned to keep [was given the task of keeping / was tasked with keeping] lookout while the others emptied the safe
  • ge någon i uppdrag att göra något
    task someone with doing something / give someone the task of doing something / commission someone to do something / (sometimes, by implication) order someone to do something [give someone in commission/assignment to do something]
  • Hon har valt att lämna sitt uppdrag
    She has decided to step down from her position [assignment given to her]
  • ett uppdrag som löper över fyra månader
    an assignment that runs over four months
  • Jag har ett nytt uppdrag åt dig
    I have a new assignment / another job for you

Words built with uppdrag

  • förtroendeuppdrag commission of trust
  • uppdragsgivare assigner, principal, mandator

Questions

What does uppdrag mean in English?

uppdrag means “assignment, task”.

Is it en uppdrag or ett uppdrag?

It is ett uppdrag, and “the assignment” is uppdraget.

What is the plural of uppdrag?

uppdrag doesn't change in the plural: ett uppdrag, två uppdrag (definite: uppdragen).

Similar words

missionförordnandemandat

Origin

From the verb uppdra (“to command, to commission”).

Nearby common words

uppdrag is number 777 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