Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

ett djur

animal/ˈjʉːr/

Meaning

animal

In Swedish: levande varelse som inte är en växt (el. människa)

Forms

Forms of djur
Singular, indefiniteett djur
Singular, definitedjuret
Plural, indefinitedjur
Plural, definitedjuren

djur is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort djur, det stora djuret. Check another noun

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Is it en djur or ett djur?

djur in a sentence

  • vilda djur
    wild animals
  • tama djur
    tame (domesticated) animals
  • En katt är ett djur
    A cat is an animal
  • Myrslokar är djur
    Anteaters are animals
  • På en djurpark finns det många djur
    At a zoo, there are many animals
  • Mata inte djuren
    Do not feed the animals
  • människor och djur
    humans and animals
  • Han är vild som ett djur
    He is wild like an animal

Words built with djur

  • däggdjur mammals
  • djurplågeri cruelty to animals
  • husdjur house pet
  • djursjukhus veterinary hospital
  • djurpark zoo
  • djurförsök experiments on animals

Questions

What does djur mean in English?

djur means “animal”.

Is it en djur or ett djur?

It is ett djur, and “the animal” is djuret.

What is the plural of djur?

djur doesn't change in the plural: ett djur, två djur (definite: djuren).

Similar words

kreatur

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish diūr, from Old East Norse diūʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.

Nearby common words

djur is number 792 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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