Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en apparat

machine, apparatus, device, appliance

Meaning

machine; apparatus; device; appliance

In Swedish: (teknisk) anordning; instrument; maskin

Forms

Forms of apparat
Singular, indefiniteen apparat
Singular, definiteapparaten
Plural, indefiniteapparater
Plural, definiteapparaterna

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

Practise apparat

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Is it en apparat or ett apparat?

apparat in a sentence

  • elektroniska apparater
    electronic instruments
  • den byråkratiska apparaten
    the apparatus of bureaucracy

Words built with apparat

  • hörapparat hearing aid
  • TV-apparat TV set

Questions

What does apparat mean in English?

apparat means “machine, apparatus”.

Is it en apparat or ett apparat?

It is en apparat, and “the machine” is apparaten.

What is the plural of apparat?

The plural of apparat is apparater, and the definite plural is apparaterna.

Similar words

manickmojängmaskin

Origin

Borrowed from French apparat, from Latin apparatus.

Nearby common words

apparat is number 3,426 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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