Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en välgörenhet

charity

Meaning

charity

In Swedish: det att privat hjälpa människor som har det svårt

Forms

Forms of välgörenhet
Singular, indefiniteen välgörenhet
Singular, definitevälgörenheten

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

Practise välgörenhet

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Is it en välgörenhet or ett välgörenhet?

Questions

What does välgörenhet mean in English?

välgörenhet means “charity”.

Is it en välgörenhet or ett välgörenhet?

It is en välgörenhet, and “the charity” is välgörenheten.

Origin

väl (“well”) + göra (“do”) + -het (“-ness”)

Nearby common words

välgörenhet is number 3,822 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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