en arbetare
Meaning
(manual) labourer; workman; worker; laborer (US)
In Swedish: person som arbetar (med kroppsarbete); jobbare
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en arbetare |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | arbetaren |
| Plural, indefinite | arbetare |
| Plural, definite | arbetarna |
arbetare is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor arbetare, den stora arbetaren. Check another noun
Practise arbetare
1 / 2Is it en arbetare or ett arbetare?
Words built with arbetare
- arbetarråd Workers' Council
- arbetarklass working class(es)
- arbetarparti Labour Party
- byggnadsarbetare building (construction) worker
- kulturarbetare cultural worker
- industriarbetare industrial worker
Questions
What does arbetare mean in English?
arbetare means “(manual) labourer, workman”.
Is it en arbetare or ett arbetare?
It is en arbetare, and “the ” is arbetaren.
What is the plural of arbetare?
arbetare doesn't change in the plural: en arbetare, två arbetare (definite: arbetarna).
Similar words
jobbarelöntagare
Origin
Suffix of arbeta (“work”) + -are (“-er”), inherited from Old Swedish arbeidare.
Nearby common words
arbetare is number 2,813 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,809underligt strangely, oddly
- 2,810tidpunkt point in time, timepoint, timing (the time when something happens)
- 2,811djungel jungle
- 2,812skriven written, signed, registered (with tax authorities, for the census)
- 2,814rå alternative form of råda, synonym of bestämma (in the "(get to) decide" sense)
- 2,815blodig bloody, covered with blood
- 2,816studio studio
- 2,817flykt flight, escape
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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