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Swedish interjection · noun· top 2,000 most common

farväl

goodbye, farewell/fɑːrˈvɛːl/

farväl as an interjection

Meaning

goodbye; farewell

In Swedish: adjö

farväl as a noun(ett farväl)

Meaning

a farewell

Forms

Forms of farväl
Singular, indefiniteett farväl
Singular, definitefarvälet
Plural, indefinitefarväl
Plural, definitefarvälen

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

Practise farväl

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What does farväl mean?

farväl in a sentence

  • – Farväl, min vän!
    "Farewell, my friend!"

Questions

What does farväl mean in English?

farväl means “goodbye, farewell”.

Is it en farväl or ett farväl?

It is ett farväl, and “the a farewell” is farvälet.

What is the plural of farväl?

farväl doesn't change in the plural: ett farväl, två farväl (definite: farvälen).

Similar words

adjöhej då

Origin

From far, the imperative of fara (“to go, to travel”) + väl (“well”).

Nearby common words

farväl is number 1,453 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 1,449militär military, armed
  • 1,450gumma old woman
  • 1,451sakta slow down
  • 1,452kollega colleague, collegue
  • 1,454dök dived
  • 1,455bekräfta corroborate, confirm
  • 1,456amerikanska a female American (female born in, being a citizen of, or inhabiting the United States of America), The variety of English spoken in the USA and Canada
  • 1,457saka to play an arbitrary (useless) card instead of one in the correct suit, when one is obliged but unable to follow suit
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