en byrå
Meaning
chest of drawers; office
In Swedish: en möbel
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en byrå |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | byrån |
| Plural, indefinite | byråar |
| Plural, definite | byråarna |
byrå is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor byrå, den stora byrån. Check another noun
Practise byrå
1 / 2Is it en byrå or ett byrå?
byrå in a sentence
- en antik byråan antique chest
Words built with byrå
- byrålåda drawer
- resebyrå travel agency
- byrådirektör senior administrative officer, deputy director
- byråchef head of division
Questions
What does byrå mean in English?
byrå means “chest of drawers, office”.
Is it en byrå or ett byrå?
It is en byrå, and “the chest of drawers” is byrån.
What is the plural of byrå?
The plural of byrå is byråar, and the definite plural is byråarna.
Similar words
Origin
Borrowed from French bureau (“office”), from bure (“woolen cloth”).
Nearby common words
byrå is number 2,710 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,704gryning dawn
- 2,705social social, public
- 2,706tung heavy, major
- 2,707process process, lawsuit
- 2,711skilsmässa a divorce
- 2,712lån loan
- 2,713inspelning recording, production
- 2,714riktning direction
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