Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en affär

shop, store, business, transaction/a¹fɛːr/

Meaning

shop; store; business; transaction; deal; affair

In Swedish: ekonomisk uppgörelse

Forms

Forms of affär
Singular, indefiniteen affär
Singular, definiteaffären
Plural, indefiniteaffärer
Plural, definiteaffärerna

affär is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor affär, den stora affären. Check another noun

Practise affär

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Is it en affär or ett affär?

affär in a sentence

  • göra en god affär
    a good (profitable) piece of business
  • ha affärer med utlandet
    do business (have dealings) with other countries, run an international business
  • en billig affär
    a low-price shop
  • gå till affären
    go to the shop, go shopping
  • Sköt dina egna affärer!
    Mind your own business!
  • han gjorde ingen affär av saken
    he didn't make much fuss about it (make an issue of it)
  • en bra affär
    a good deal
  • affärsman
    businessman

Words built with affär

  • affärsbank commercial bank
  • affärsförbindelse business connection
  • miljonaffär deal worth millions, transaction involving millions (of pounds, kronor, etc.)
  • affärsmässig businesslike, on business lines
  • affärsdrivande public (public-service) enterprise
  • affärsliv business, the world of business (commerce), business (commercial) life
  • tobaksaffär tobacconist's shop, tobacconist
  • affärsgata shopping street
  • affärskedja multiple stores, chain of shops

Questions

What does affär mean in English?

affär means “shop, store”.

Is it en affär or ett affär?

It is en affär, and “the shop” is affären.

What is the plural of affär?

The plural of affär is affärer, and the definite plural is affärerna.

Similar words

butikhandelsbodshop

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From French affaire.

Nearby common words

affär is number 549 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 545bila travel (go) by car
  • 546köra drive, drive (away)
  • 547tidigare earlier, previously
  • 548telefon telephone
  • 550bruka be in the habit of, use to
  • 551fint trick, feint
  • 552förut before
  • 554gälla pertain to, apply, concern, be valid, be in effect
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary