No. 1,487 in Swedish
kompetens
Competence; the ability or skill to do something effectively.
In a sentence
Han visade stor kompetens på sitt arbete.
He demonstrated great competence at his job.
The word 'kompetens' refers to the individual's ability or skill in performing tasks in his job.
Vi behöver mer teknisk kompetens för att lösa detta problem.
We need more technical expertise to solve this problem.
Here, 'kompetens' is used to indicate a specialized knowledge or expertise required for problem-solving.
Utbildningen fokuserar på att utveckla studenternas kompetens.
The education focuses on developing the students' competence.
In this sentence, 'kompetens' refers to the skills or abilities that students gain through education.
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