ett val

val in a sentence

• ett svårt val
  a difficult choice
• allmänna val
  general election
• val av ordförande
  election of chairman (president)
• Blåvalen är den största valen och det största djuret överhuvudtaget
  The blue whale is the largest whale [double definiteness – see the usage notes for den] and the largest animal in general
• Har du gjort ditt val?
  Have you made your choice?
• Du har inget val
  You have no choice
• ett medvetet val
  a conscious/deliberate choice
• att hålla ett val
  to hold an election

Expressions

• vara i valet och kvalet
  be facing a difficult choice, be on the horns of a dilemma

Words built with val

• blåval blue whale
• valberedning election committee
• riksdagsval general election
• valhemlighet election secret
• valfusk electoral (ballot) rigging
• kommunalval local government (municipal) election
• nyval new election
• valkampanj election campaign

Questions

Origin

From Old Swedish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).

Nearby common words

val is number 513 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 509sakna miss, lack
• 510skydda preserve, protect
• 511fixa arrange, fix
• 512viss certain
• 514sticka knit, prick
• 515önska wish
• 516nå reach
• 517hund dog