en befälhavare
Meaning
a commander, a person being in command (on a ship, in the military)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en befälhavare |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | befälhavaren |
| Plural, indefinite | befälhavare |
| Plural, definite | befälhavarna |
befälhavare is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor befälhavare, den stora befälhavaren. Check another noun
Practise befälhavare
1 / 2Is it en befälhavare or ett befälhavare?
Questions
What does befälhavare mean in English?
befälhavare means “a commander, a person being in command (on a ship, in the military)”.
Is it en befälhavare or ett befälhavare?
It is en befälhavare, and “the a commander” is befälhavaren.
What is the plural of befälhavare?
befälhavare doesn't change in the plural: en befälhavare, två befälhavare (definite: befälhavarna).
Origin
befäl + -havare Compare also German Befehlshaber and Dutch bevelhebber
Nearby common words
befälhavare is number 2,868 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,864ras breed, race
- 2,865väldig huge
- 2,866krypa creep, crawl
- 2,867stämning feeling, mood
- 2,869framgångsrik successful, obstical
- 2,870förhoppningsvis hopefully
- 2,871skämmas be (feel) ashamed
- 2,872intelligent intelligent, clever
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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