skolväsen

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

skola +‎ -väsen, like German Schulwesen.

Noun

skolväsen n

  1. all schools (of a country, and their administration and teacher training), the educational system

Usage notes

  • All agree that the definite form is väsendet, but the indefinite has varied between väsende (SAOL, 1889) and väsen (1923). Both are allowed (2010).

Declension

Declension of skolväsen
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skolväsen skolväsens
definite skolväsendet skolväsendets
plural indefinite skolväsen skolväsens
definite skolväsendena skolväsendenas

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