en kår
Meaning
corps
In Swedish: sammanslutning (av personer med samma intressen eller sysselsättning)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en kår |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | kåren |
| Plural, indefinite | kårer |
| Plural, definite | kårerna |
kår is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor kår, den stora kåren. Check another noun
Practise kår
1 / 2Is it en kår or ett kår?
kår in a sentence
- Vi tänkte gå på kåren och äta, ska du med?We're heading for the union to eat, are you joining us?
Words built with kår
- studentkår student union
- lärarkår teaching staff
Questions
What does kår mean in English?
kår means “corps”.
Is it en kår or ett kår?
It is en kår, and “the corps” is kåren.
What is the plural of kår?
The plural of kår is kårer, and the definite plural is kårerna.
Similar words
Origin
From French corps.
Nearby common words
kår is number 8,591 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,587ohövlig rude
- 8,588passiv passive
- 8,589fanjunkare master sergeant, warrant officer
- 8,590jagare destroyer
- 8,592medfödd congenital
- 8,593chokladkaka chocolate cake, chocolate tart, chocolate cake
- 8,594saloon a saloon (tavern, especially in an American Old West setting)
- 8,595pax dibs (to claim a stake to something); used as a noun with the verbs få (“get, receive”) and ha (“have”), or as a verb: att paxa
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