Swedish noun

en följeslagare

a companion (person who goes with someone, or is with someone more generally, by extension)

Meaning

a companion (person who goes with someone, or is with someone more generally, by extension)

Forms

Forms of följeslagare
Singular, indefiniteen följeslagare
Singular, definiteföljeslagaren
Plural, indefiniteföljeslagare
Plural, definiteföljeslagarna

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

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Is it en följeslagare or ett följeslagare?

följeslagare in a sentence

  • Hans ständige följeslagare Nisse
    His constant companion Nisse

Questions

What does följeslagare mean in English?

följeslagare means “a companion (person who goes with someone, or is with someone more generally, by extension)”.

Is it en följeslagare or ett följeslagare?

It is en följeslagare, and “the a companion” is följeslagaren.

What is the plural of följeslagare?

följeslagare doesn't change in the plural: en följeslagare, två följeslagare (definite: följeslagarna).

Origin

slå följe + -are

Nearby common words

följeslagare is number 7,798 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 7,794guling a gook, a slope (person from East or Southeast Asia), a strikebreaker, a scab
  • 7,795yrka demand, move
  • 7,796sluppit have been let off, have been excused from
  • 7,797intensiven Intensive Care Unit (slang), intensive care
  • 7,799örfil box on the ears, thick ear
  • 7,801försiktighetsåtgärd a precaution (precautionary measure)
  • 7,802snål mean, tight-fisted
  • 7,803överordna superordinate (to make something greater in rank or position)
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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