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noun

en begravning

funeral

En ceremoni där man tar farväl av en person som har dött och lägger kroppen i jorden eller ordnar annan vila för den.

Definition & meaning

Begravning means funeral: a ceremony held after someone’s death, usually involving burial or cremation. It can also refer specifically to the act of burying someone.

Grammar & Word origin

Begravning is an en-word noun:

  • Indefinite singular: en begravning
  • Definite singular: begravningen
  • Plural: begravningar

It comes from begrava , “to bury,” plus the noun-forming suffix -ning.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • jordfästning — a formal or traditional word for a funeral ceremony, especially a religious one.
  • gravsättning — the placing of a coffin or urn in a grave; more specific than begravning.
  • kremering — cremation. It can be part of a funeral but is not a synonym for the ceremony.

There is no common direct antonym.

Common phrases & collocations

  • gå på begravning — to attend a funeral
  • hålla en begravning — to hold a funeral
  • borgerlig begravning — a non-religious funeral

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Examples

Vi gick till en begravning i kyrkan.noun

We went to a funeral in the church.

Hon blev mycket rörd under begravningen.noun

She was very moved during the funeral.

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