Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en favorit

favourite, favorite (US)

Meaning

favourite; favorite (US)

In Swedish: person (eller sak) som man tycker bäst om, älskling

Forms

Forms of favorit
Singular, indefiniteen favorit
Singular, definitefavoriten
Plural, indefinitefavoriter
Plural, definitefavoriterna

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

Practise favorit

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Is it en favorit or ett favorit?

favorit in a sentence

  • han var lärarnas favorit
    he was the teachers' pet
  • Silver Star var favorit i andra loppet
    Silver Star was the favourite in the second race

Words built with favorit

  • favoritmusik favourite music

Questions

What does favorit mean in English?

favorit means “favourite, favorite (US)”.

Is it en favorit or ett favorit?

It is en favorit, and “the favourite” is favoriten.

What is the plural of favorit?

The plural of favorit is favoriter, and the definite plural is favoriterna.

Similar words

gunstling

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From French favori.

Nearby common words

favorit is number 1,808 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