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en härskare

emperor

Meaning

emperor

Forms

Forms of härskare
Singular, indefiniteen härskare
Singular, definitehärskaren
Plural, indefinitehärskare
Plural, definitehärskarna

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

Practise härskare

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Is it en härskare or ett härskare?

Questions

What does härskare mean in English?

härskare means “emperor”.

Is it en härskare or ett härskare?

It is en härskare, and “the emperor” is härskaren.

What is the plural of härskare?

härskare doesn't change in the plural: en härskare, två härskare (definite: härskarna).

Origin

härska (“to rule”) + -are (“-er”).

Nearby common words

härskare is number 4,967 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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