Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en fruga

wife

Meaning

wife

In Swedish: fru

Forms

Forms of fruga
Singular, indefiniteen fruga
Singular, definitefrugan
Plural, indefinitefrugor
Plural, definitefrugorna

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

Practise fruga

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Is it en fruga or ett fruga?

fruga in a sentence

  • Jag måste ringa frugan
    I have to call my wife

Questions

What does fruga mean in English?

fruga means “wife”.

Is it en fruga or ett fruga?

It is en fruga, and “the wife” is frugan.

What is the plural of fruga?

The plural of fruga is frugor, and the definite plural is frugorna.

Origin

From Old Swedish frugha, from Old Saxon frūa.

Nearby common words

fruga is number 3,857 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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