Swedish noun

en kriminalare

a kriminalpolis (“detective”); a police employed by the kriminalpolis (“criminal investigation department”)

Meaning

a kriminalpolis (“detective”); a police employed by the kriminalpolis (“criminal investigation department”)

Forms

Forms of kriminalare
Singular, indefiniteen kriminalare
Singular, definitekriminalaren
Plural, indefinitekriminalare
Plural, definitekriminalarna

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

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Is it en kriminalare or ett kriminalare?

kriminalare in a sentence

  • En kriminalare är här.
    A detective is here.

Questions

What does kriminalare mean in English?

kriminalare means “a kriminalpolis (“detective”); a police employed by the kriminalpolis (“criminal investigation department”)”.

Is it en kriminalare or ett kriminalare?

It is en kriminalare, and “the a kriminalpolis” is kriminalaren.

What is the plural of kriminalare?

kriminalare doesn't change in the plural: en kriminalare, två kriminalare (definite: kriminalarna).

Origin

Clipping of kriminalpolis + -are, attested since 1929.

Nearby common words

kriminalare is number 5,340 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. Browse the dictionary