ruljangs
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from older German Roulanz, from French rouler. Originally in the sense of circulation of money in (sense 1).
Noun
[edit]ruljangs c
- (somewhat colloquial, usually in the definite) ongoing (usually commercial, but also more general) operations (often involving circulation in some sense, for example of customers or goods); running, operations, business, commerce, etc.
- Margit sköter ruljangsen i butiken medan Nisse är borta
- Margit runs [handles the ongoing business activity in] the shop while Nisse is away
- Det har varit en otrolig ruljangs i mellandagarna
- Business has been booming during the holidays [There has been an incredible circulation of customers between Christmas and New Years]
- (somewhat colloquial, usually in the definite) circulation (of people, in certain positions or the like); turnover
- Det har varit en jäkla ruljangs i truppen i år
- There has been one hell of a turnover in the [for example soccer] squad this year
Usage notes
[edit]"Roll" might provide intuition. Likely intuitively connected to rulla (“roll”) by many native speakers as well (in addition to being etymologically connected).
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | ruljangs | ruljangs |
| definite | ruljangsen | ruljangsens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |