Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en barnvakt

babysitter

Meaning

babysitter

Forms

Forms of barnvakt
Singular, indefiniteen barnvakt
Singular, definitebarnvakten
Plural, indefinitebarnvakter
Plural, definitebarnvakterna

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

Practise barnvakt

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Is it en barnvakt or ett barnvakt?

Questions

What does barnvakt mean in English?

barnvakt means “babysitter”.

Is it en barnvakt or ett barnvakt?

It is en barnvakt, and “the babysitter” is barnvakten.

What is the plural of barnvakt?

The plural of barnvakt is barnvakter, and the definite plural is barnvakterna.

Origin

From barn + vakt.

Nearby common words

barnvakt is number 2,794 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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