Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en uppgift

information, task

Meaning

information; task

In Swedish: meddelande om ett faktum

Forms

Forms of uppgift
Singular, indefiniteen uppgift
Singular, definiteuppgiften
Plural, indefiniteuppgifter
Plural, definiteuppgifterna

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

Practise uppgift

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uppgift in a sentence

  • enligt uppgift
    according to information received
  • få fram uppgifter om en person
    produce information about a person
  • få i uppgift att undersöka saken
    be given the task of looking into the matter
  • Jag har fått i uppgift att anordna karaoke på festen
    I have been given the task of organizing karaoke at the party
  • Jag har en ny uppgift åt dig
    I have a new task for you
  • Boken innehåller övningsuppgifter
    The book contains exercises ["exercise-tasks" – often just called "övningar" (exercises)]
  • Uppgift 3 på provet är svår
    Problem 3 on the exam is difficult
  • Vi har precis fått en uppgift om att rösterna är räknade, och att oppositionen vunnit valet
    We have just received information [a piece of information] that the votes have been counted, and that the opposition has won the election

Words built with uppgift

  • sifferuppgift numerical data
  • uppgiftslämnare source of information
  • hemuppgift homework
  • forskningsuppgift research assignment
  • huvuduppgift main task

Questions

What does uppgift mean in English?

uppgift means “information, task”.

Is it en uppgift or ett uppgift?

It is en uppgift, and “the information” is uppgiften.

What is the plural of uppgift?

The plural of uppgift is uppgifter, and the definite plural is uppgifterna.

Similar words

pensumåtagande

Nearby common words

uppgift is number 1,215 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