Swedish noun

ett följe

companion, escort

Meaning

companion; escort

In Swedish: sällskap

Forms

Forms of följe
Singular, indefiniteett följe
Singular, definiteföljet
Plural, indefiniteföljen
Plural, definiteföljena

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

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följe in a sentence

  • slå följe med någon
    accompany someone
  • prinsens följe
    the prince's retinue
  • Hon slog följe med honom
    She went with him (joined him to where he was going)
  • Ska vi slå följe?
    Should we go together?

Questions

What does följe mean in English?

följe means “companion, escort”.

Is it en följe or ett följe?

It is ett följe, and “the companion” is följet.

What is the plural of följe?

The plural of följe is följen, and the definite plural is följena.

Similar words

eskort

Origin

From följa (“follow”).

Nearby common words

följe is number 8,282 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 8,278mysko weird
  • 8,279ouppklarad unresolved
  • 8,280högskola college (university); university college; an institution of higher education that teaches undergraduates, but that does not in general have the rights to issue graduate degrees, except for in specified fields.
  • 8,281inträde admission, entrance
  • 8,283stimulera stimulate
  • 8,284hut dog command for calling off and silencing (driving) dogs en pursuit, respect, good manners (how to behave), (ability to feel appropriate) shame
  • 8,285hypotes hypothesis
  • 8,286inredning equipment, furnishing
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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