Swedish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

uppgift c

  1. a task (thing assigned to be done)
    Jag har fått i uppgift att anordna karaoke på festen
    I have been given the task of organizing karaoke at the party
    Boken innehåller övningsuppgifter
    The book contains exercises ("exercise-tasks" – often just called "övningar" (exercises))
    1. a problem (on an exam or the like)
      Uppgift 3 på provet är svår
      Problem 3 on the exam is difficult
  2. a piece of information (that is communicated in some way, either directly or for example in the media or a book)
    Vi har precis fått en uppgift om att rösterna är räknade, och att oppositionen vunnit valet
    We have just received information ("a piece of information") that the votes have been counted, and that the opposition has won the election
    Boken innehåller en del felaktiga uppgifter
    The book contains some incorrect information ("some incorrect pieces of information")
    Två av uppgifterna i nyhetsartikeln är felaktiga
    Two of the statements ("pieces of information") in the news article are incorrect

Declension edit

Declension of uppgift 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative uppgift uppgiften uppgifter uppgifterna
Genitive uppgifts uppgiftens uppgifters uppgifternas

Derived terms edit

task
piece of information

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