Swedish noun

en faktor

factor, (a printers') foreman, overseer

Meaning

factor; (a printers') foreman, overseer

In Swedish: medverkande omständighet

Forms

Forms of faktor
Singular, indefiniteen faktor
Singular, definitefaktorn
Plural, indefinitefaktorer
Plural, definitefaktorerna

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

Practise faktor

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Is it en faktor or ett faktor?

faktor in a sentence

  • det finns många faktorer som påverkar hälsan
    there are many factors that affect our health
  • den mänskliga faktorn
    the human factor

Questions

What does faktor mean in English?

faktor means “factor, (a printers') foreman, overseer”.

Is it en faktor or ett faktor?

It is en faktor, and “the factor” is faktorn.

What is the plural of faktor?

The plural of faktor is faktorer, and the definite plural is faktorerna.

Similar words

variabelomständighetelement

Origin

From Latin factor (“doer, maker”), used since the 18th century.

Nearby common words

faktor is number 5,644 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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