Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en krigare

warrior

Meaning

warrior

In Swedish: soldat; militär

Forms

Forms of krigare
Singular, indefiniteen krigare
Singular, definitekrigaren
Plural, indefinitekrigare
Plural, definitekrigarna

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

Practise krigare

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Is it en krigare or ett krigare?

Questions

What does krigare mean in English?

krigare means “warrior”.

Is it en krigare or ett krigare?

It is en krigare, and “the warrior” is krigaren.

What is the plural of krigare?

krigare doesn't change in the plural: en krigare, två krigare (definite: krigarna).

Origin

kriga (“make war”) + -are (“-er”)

Nearby common words

krigare is number 2,079 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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