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uppgift

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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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
    Jag har en ny uppgift åt dig
    I have a new task for you
    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
    Uppgifterna är inte offentliga
    The information is not public
    (literally, “The pieces of information are not public”)

Declension

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Declension of uppgift
nominative genitive
singular indefinite uppgift uppgifts
definite uppgiften uppgiftens
plural indefinite uppgifter uppgifters
definite uppgifterna uppgifternas

Hyponyms

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task
piece of information
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See also

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References

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