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The Swedish word for building is
byggnad





building

Declensions
a buildingen byggnad
the buildingbyggnaden
buildingsbyggnader
the buildingsbyggnaderna



Translations for building and their definitions

byggnad
     1. n. a building; a closed structure
     2. n. building (the activity), construction, erection (of a building)
           Emedlertid gick byggnaden ganska långsamt
             However, the building went rather slowly
     3. n. build; physique of an animal's body


hus
     1. n. a house; a building where people live or work
           ett prydligt, med vackra portaler utsiradt hus
             a neat building decorated with beautiful portals
     2. n. (archaic) a castle; several Swedish castles carry hus in their name
     3. n. a house, a home, a household
     4. n. a house, a (royal) family
           Huset Bernadotte har regerat Sverige sedan 1818
             The house of Bernadotte has ruled Sweden since 1818
     5. n. a house, a firm, a company, an institution, a restaurant, a place, a theatre, a chamber of parliament; even when it is not a building of its own
           huset bjuder
             it's on the house
           det var fullt hus på premiären
             the opening night was sold out
           Var håller du hus?
             Where are you?
           husets talman
             speaker of the house (of representatives)
     6. n. (astrology) a house, a section of the zodiac
     7. n. a case, a cover, a box, a housing, a casing
           skruva loss huset och kolla åt vilket håll termostaten sitter
             unscrew and remove the casing to find out which way the thermostat is oriented


byggande
     1. n. building (activity)


bygge
     1. n. construction site; place where a building is being erected
     2. n. something which is constructed



byggnadsverksamhet
     1. n. construction (work)


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