en förman
Meaning
foreman, supervisor
In Swedish: bas, överordnad, (arbets)ledare
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en förman |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | förmannen |
| Plural, indefinite | förmän |
| Plural, definite | förmännen |
förman is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor förman, den stora förmannen. Check another noun
Practise förman
1 / 2Is it en förman or ett förman?
Words built with förman
- förmansjobb foreman's job
- avdelningsförman section supervisor
Questions
What does förman mean in English?
förman means “foreman, supervisor”.
Is it en förman or ett förman?
It is en förman, and “the foreman” is förmannen.
What is the plural of förman?
The plural of förman is förmän, and the definite plural is förmännen.
Origin
From Old Swedish førmand, from Old Norse formaðr (“chieftain, leader”), akin to före + man.
Nearby common words
förman is number 6,869 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,865kroppsdelar body-parts, bodypart
- 6,866uppröra shock
- 6,867lydde obeyed
- 6,868dåd crime, exploit
- 6,870kapital grave, utter, all-encompassing; which does not contain a lot of success or correctness
- 6,871själsfrände soul mate
- 6,872research An act of searching in archives and other sources for background information related to someone or something specific (often for newspapers, radio, or TV).
- 6,873vägledning guidance
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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