Swedish noun

en byggare

builder

Meaning

builder

Forms

Forms of byggare
Singular, indefiniteen byggare
Singular, definitebyggaren
Plural, indefinitebyggare
Plural, definitebyggarna

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

Practise byggare

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Is it en byggare or ett byggare?

byggare in a sentence

  • Byggare Bob
    Bob the Builder (children's television series)

Questions

What does byggare mean in English?

byggare means “builder”.

Is it en byggare or ett byggare?

It is en byggare, and “the builder” is byggaren.

What is the plural of byggare?

byggare doesn't change in the plural: en byggare, två byggare (definite: byggarna).

Origin

From bygga (“build”) + -are (“-er”).

Nearby common words

byggare is number 9,928 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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