uppfyllelse

Swedish

Etymology

uppfylla +‎ -else

Noun

uppfyllelse c

  1. fulfilment
    1. (idiomatic, in "gå i uppfyllelse") to come true (of a dream or wish or the like)
      Hennes dröm gick i uppfyllelse
      Her dream came true
      Min önskning till anden gick i uppfyllelse
      My wish to the genie came true
  2. compliance

Usage notes

Rare outside "gå i uppfylelse" in (sense 1).

Declension

Declension of uppfyllelse
nominative genitive
singular indefinite uppfyllelse uppfyllelses
definite uppfyllelsen uppfyllelsens
plural indefinite
definite

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