Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en kämpe

fighter

Meaning

fighter

In Swedish: krigare

Forms

Forms of kämpe
Singular, indefiniteen kämpe
Singular, definitekämpen
Plural, indefinitekämpar
Plural, definitekämparna

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

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Is it en kämpe or ett kämpe?

Questions

What does kämpe mean in English?

kämpe means “fighter”.

Is it en kämpe or ett kämpe?

It is en kämpe, and “the fighter” is kämpen.

What is the plural of kämpe?

The plural of kämpe is kämpar, and the definite plural is kämparna.

Similar words

fighter

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish kæmpe, from Middle Low German kempe, from Old Saxon kempio, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *kamp (“battlefield”).

Nearby common words

kämpe is number 2,588 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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