ett följe
Meaning
companion; escort
In Swedish: sällskap
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett följe |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | följet |
| Plural, indefinite | följen |
| Plural, definite | följena |
följe is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort följe, det stora följet. Check another noun
Practise följe
1 / 2Is it en följe or ett följe?
följe in a sentence
- slå följe med någonaccompany someone
- prinsens följethe prince's retinue
- Hon slog följe med honomShe went with him (joined him to where he was going)
- Ska vi slå följe?Should we go together?
Questions
What does följe mean in English?
följe means “companion, escort”.
Is it en följe or ett följe?
It is ett följe, and “the companion” is följet.
What is the plural of följe?
The plural of följe is följen, and the definite plural is följena.
Similar words
Origin
From följa (“follow”).
Nearby common words
följe is number 8,282 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,278mysko weird
- 8,279ouppklarad unresolved
- 8,280högskola college (university); university college; an institution of higher education that teaches undergraduates, but that does not in general have the rights to issue graduate degrees, except for in specified fields.
- 8,281inträde admission, entrance
- 8,283stimulera stimulate
- 8,284hut dog command for calling off and silencing (driving) dogs en pursuit, respect, good manners (how to behave), (ability to feel appropriate) shame
- 8,285hypotes hypothesis
- 8,286inredning equipment, furnishing
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary

