Swedish noun

en arbetsgivare

an employer

Meaning

an employer

Forms

Forms of arbetsgivare
Singular, indefiniteen arbetsgivare
Singular, definitearbetsgivaren
Plural, indefinitearbetsgivare
Plural, definitearbetsgivarna

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

Practise arbetsgivare

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Is it en arbetsgivare or ett arbetsgivare?

Questions

What does arbetsgivare mean in English?

arbetsgivare means “an employer”.

Is it en arbetsgivare or ett arbetsgivare?

It is en arbetsgivare, and “the an employer” is arbetsgivaren.

What is the plural of arbetsgivare?

arbetsgivare doesn't change in the plural: en arbetsgivare, två arbetsgivare (definite: arbetsgivarna).

Origin

From arbete (“work”) + -s- + givare (“giver”).

Nearby common words

arbetsgivare is number 5,618 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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