Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en verksamhet

activity

Meaning

activity

In Swedish: fortlöpande sysselsättning, arbete

Forms

Forms of verksamhet
Singular, indefiniteen verksamhet
Singular, definiteverksamheten
Plural, indefiniteverksamheter
Plural, definiteverksamheterna

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

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Is it en verksamhet or ett verksamhet?

verksamhet in a sentence

  • vara i full verksamhet
    be in full swing
  • olaglig verksamhet
    illegal activity (operation)
  • politisk verksamhet
    political activity
  • Teaterns verksamhet omfattar också turnéer
    The activities of the theater also includes tours
  • vara tillbaka i verksamhet
    be back in business
  • offentlig verksamhet
    public sector operations
  • Företag och teatrar är verksamheter
    Businesses and theaters are enterprises
  • verksamhetens verksamhet
    the activities of the enterprise [artificial]

Words built with verksamhet

  • studieverksamhet educational programme
  • hjärtverksamhet cardiac activity
  • försöksverksamhet experimental work, research
  • verksamhetsår financial year
  • verksamhetsberättelse annual report

Questions

What does verksamhet mean in English?

verksamhet means “activity”.

Is it en verksamhet or ett verksamhet?

It is en verksamhet, and “the activity” is verksamheten.

What is the plural of verksamhet?

The plural of verksamhet is verksamheter, and the definite plural is verksamheterna.

Similar words

businessrörelsevärv

Origin

From verksam (“busy, active”) + -het (“-ness”).

Nearby common words

verksamhet is number 2,554 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,550upphöra stop, end
  • 2,551plånbok a wallet (a flat case, often made of leather, for keeping money)
  • 2,552krama hug, squeeze
  • 2,553utsikt view, forecast
  • 2,555gripen touched
  • 2,556soppa broth, soup
  • 2,557tron throne
  • 2,558spion secret agent, spy
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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