Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en kamrat

friend, comrade, companion/kamˈrɑːt/

Meaning

friend; comrade; companion

In Swedish: vän, kompis

Forms

Forms of kamrat
Singular, indefiniteen kamrat
Singular, definitekamraten
Plural, indefinitekamrater
Plural, definitekamraterna

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

Practise kamrat

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Is it en kamrat or ett kamrat?

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Questions

What does kamrat mean in English?

kamrat means “friend, comrade”.

Is it en kamrat or ett kamrat?

It is en kamrat, and “the friend” is kamraten.

What is the plural of kamrat?

The plural of kamrat is kamrater, and the definite plural is kamraterna.

Similar words

polarevänkompis

Origin

From French camarade, from Spanish camarada, from cámara (“chamber”) + -ada.

Nearby common words

kamrat is number 2,202 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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