Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en bonde

farmer, peasant, pawn/²bʊnːdɛ/

Meaning

farmer; peasant; pawn

In Swedish: person som odlar jorden, jordbrukare, lantbrukare

Forms

Forms of bonde
Singular, indefinite	en bonde
Singular, definite	bonden
Plural, indefinite	bönder
Plural, definite	bönderna

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

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Is it en bonde or ett bonde?

bonde in a sentence

Bonden plöjde sin åker
The farmer plowed his field
slå bonden
capture the pawn

Words built with bonde

bondesamhälle peasant society

Questions

What does bonde mean in English?

bonde means “farmer, peasant”.

Is it en bonde or ett bonde?

It is en bonde, and “the farmer” is bonden.

What is the plural of bonde?

The plural of bonde is bönder, and the definite plural is bönderna.

Similar words

farmarejordbrukarelantbrukare

Origin

From Old Norse bóndi.

Nearby common words

bonde is number 2,601 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,597typiskt typical
2,598hitåt this way, over here
2,599strålande brilliant, radiant
2,600bi bee
2,602kontanter cash
2,603förlorare losers
2,604samlas gather, to be gathered
2,605bussa set, bus

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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