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Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

ett hår

hair/hoːr/

Meaning

hair

In Swedish: tunna strån som växer på kroppen (särskilt på huvudet)

Forms

Forms of hår
Singular, indefiniteett hår
Singular, definitehåret
Plural, indefinitehår
Plural, definitehåren

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

Practise hår

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Is it en hår or ett hår?

hår in a sentence

  • rött hår
    red hair
  • tvätta håret
    wash one's hair

Expressions

  • på håret
    within an ace of
  • med hull och hår
    hook, line and sinker

Words built with hår

  • löshår false hair
  • hårspray hair spray
  • hårstrå hair
  • hårfrisörska hairdresser

Questions

What does hår mean in English?

hår means “hair”.

Is it en hår or ett hår?

It is ett hår, and “the hair” is håret.

What is the plural of hår?

hår doesn't change in the plural: ett hår, två hår (definite: håren).

Origin

From Old Swedish hār, from Old Norse hár, from Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (“rough hair, bristle”).

Nearby common words

hår is number 725 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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