Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en best

brute, beast

Meaning

brute; beast

In Swedish: odjur

Forms

Forms of best
Singular, indefinite	en best
Singular, definite	besten
Plural, indefinite	bestar
Plural, definite	bestarna

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

Practise best

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Is it en best or ett best?

Questions

What does best mean in English?

best means “brute, beast”.

Is it en best or ett best?

It is en best, and “the brute” is besten.

What is the plural of best?

The plural of best is bestar, and the definite plural is bestarna.

Similar words

monsterodjur

Origin

Ultimately from Latin bēstia.

Nearby common words

best is number 2,905 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,901brygga landing-stage, bridge
2,902trollkarl a wizard, a magician, a sorcerer (man who can perform supernatural magic), a magician, a conjurer (performer of magic tricks)
2,903torr dry
2,904checka check
2,906reporter reporter
2,907positiv positive
2,908borda board
2,909övning exercise

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary