Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett åtal

indictment, prosecution/²oːˌtɑːl/

Meaning

indictment; prosecution

In Swedish: anklagelse inför domstol

Forms

Forms of åtal
Singular, indefiniteett åtal
Singular, definiteåtalet
Plural, indefiniteåtal
Plural, definiteåtalen

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

Practise åtal

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Is it en åtal or ett åtal?

åtal in a sentence

  • åklagaren väckte åtal mot 30-åringen
    the prosecutor brought in an indictment against the 30-year
  • direktören riskerar åtal för stöld
    the director could be prosecuted for theft
  • allmänt åtal
    public prosecution

Words built with åtal

  • åtalseftergift nolle prosequi

Questions

What does åtal mean in English?

åtal means “indictment, prosecution”.

Is it en åtal or ett åtal?

It is ett åtal, and “the indictment” is åtalet.

What is the plural of åtal?

åtal doesn't change in the plural: ett åtal, två åtal (definite: åtalen).

Origin

From å- + tal.

Nearby common words

åtal is number 2,819 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