begrepp
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From begripa (“to understand”), see also grepp (“a grasp, a hold”), like German Begriff.
Pronunciation edit
Audio: (file)
Noun edit
begrepp n
- a concept (something understood and retained in the mind)
- an understanding of something
- Siffrorna ger ett begrepp om omfattningen
- The numbers give an understanding of the extent
- (in some expressions) a thing, a household name (something or someone well known)
- Den blev ett begrepp
- It became a household name
Declension edit
| Declension of begrepp | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | begrepp | begreppet | begrepp | begreppen |
| Genitive | begrepps | begreppets | begrepps | begreppens |
Hyponyms edit
Further reading edit
- begrepp in Svensk ordbok.