Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en jägare

hunter

Meaning

hunter

In Swedish: person som jagar

Forms

Forms of jägare
Singular, indefiniteen jägare
Singular, definitejägaren
Plural, indefinitejägare
Plural, definitejägarna

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

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Is it en jägare or ett jägare?

jägare in a sentence

  • jägare och samlare
    hunters and gatherers
  • Katten är en skicklig jägare
    Cats are skilled hunters
  • Jägarna
    The Hunters

Words built with jägare

  • flickjägare womanizer, skirt chaser
  • älgjägare elk hunter

Questions

What does jägare mean in English?

jägare means “hunter”.

Is it en jägare or ett jägare?

It is en jägare, and “the hunter” is jägaren.

What is the plural of jägare?

jägare doesn't change in the plural: en jägare, två jägare (definite: jägarna).

Origin

From Old Swedish iæghare or jaga + -are.

Nearby common words

jägare is number 2,873 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary