Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en behållare

receptacle, vessel, container, tank

Meaning

receptacle; vessel; container; tank

In Swedish: förvaringskärl

Forms

Forms of behållare
Singular, indefiniteen behållare
Singular, definitebehållaren
Plural, indefinitebehållare
Plural, definitebehållarna

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

Practise behållare

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Is it en behållare or ett behållare?

Questions

What does behållare mean in English?

behållare means “receptacle, vessel”.

Is it en behållare or ett behållare?

It is en behållare, and “the receptacle” is behållaren.

What is the plural of behållare?

behållare doesn't change in the plural: en behållare, två behållare (definite: behållarna).

Similar words

tankcisternkärl

Origin

behålla + -are

Nearby common words

behållare is number 4,303 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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