befogenhet
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
By surface analysis, befogen + -het, where befogen is an obsolete variant of befogad. Compare beläsenhet (versus beläst) or beskaffenhet (versus beskaffad). Cognate with German befugen, Befugnis, and Dutch bevoegdheid.
Noun[edit]
befogenhet c
- a legal right to do something; authority, power
- att utöva sina befogenheter
- to exercise one's powers
- att överskrida sina befogenheter
- to exceed one's powers
Declension[edit]
| Declension of befogenhet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | befogenhet | befogenheten | befogenheter | befogenheterna |
| Genitive | befogenhets | befogenhetens | befogenheters | befogenheternas |