skäl

See also: skal, skál, skål, and škál

Swedish

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /ɧɛːl/
  • Homophones: själ, stjäl

Noun

skäl n

  1. cause, purpose, the reason why something is done

Usage notes
  • In the structure of European Union documents, "preamble (citations and recitals)" is translated with "ingress (beaktandeled och skäl)".

Declension
Declension of skäl 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skäl skälet skäl skälen
Genitive skäls skälets skäls skälens

See also
  • ha sina randiga skäl
  • vägskäl
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