Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett väsen

noise, being/ˈvɛːsˈɛn/

Meaning

noise; being

In Swedish: oljud, bråk

Forms

Forms of väsen
Singular, indefiniteett väsen
Singular, definiteväsendet
Plural, indefiniteväsen
Plural, definiteväsendena

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

Practise väsen

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Is it en väsen or ett väsen?

väsen in a sentence

  • ett levande väsen
    a living being
  • vättar, troll och andra väsen
    wights, trolls and other beings
  • hans väsen är vänligt
    his nature is kind
  • Vad är det för väsen?
    What is that noise?
  • sveriges rättsväsen
    Sweden's judicial system
  • tysklands skolväsen
    Germany's education system
  • USA:s bankväsen
    the US banking system

Expressions

  • han gör inte mycket väsen av sig
    he is rather a retiring (quiet) person

Questions

What does väsen mean in English?

väsen means “noise, being”.

Is it en väsen or ett väsen?

It is ett väsen, and “the noise” is väsendet.

What is the plural of väsen?

väsen doesn't change in the plural: ett väsen, två väsen (definite: väsendena).

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish väsende, väsent.

Nearby common words

väsen is number 4,773 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