Swedish noun

en brandkår

fire brigade, fire department

Meaning

fire brigade, fire department

Forms

Forms of brandkår
Singular, indefiniteen brandkår
Singular, definitebrandkåren
Plural, indefinitebrandkårer
Plural, definitebrandkårerna

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

Practise brandkår

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Is it en brandkår or ett brandkår?

Questions

What does brandkår mean in English?

brandkår means “fire brigade, fire department”.

Is it en brandkår or ett brandkår?

It is en brandkår, and “the fire brigade” is brandkåren.

What is the plural of brandkår?

The plural of brandkår is brandkårer, and the definite plural is brandkårerna.

Origin

brand + kår

Nearby common words

brandkår is number 7,665 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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  • 7,666kränkt having had (or feeling like one has had) one's personal honor attacked or violated (with words or actions); violated, insulted, offended, etc., violated, infringed (of a thing)
  • 7,667nice alternative form of najs (“nice”)
  • 7,668förorena contaminate, pollute
  • 7,669nia nine
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