Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en kärra

cart

Meaning

cart

In Swedish: enklare (tvåhjulig) vagn

Forms

Forms of kärra
Singular, indefiniteen kärra
Singular, definitekärran
Plural, indefinitekärror
Plural, definitekärrorna

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

Practise kärra

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Is it en kärra or ett kärra?

Words built with kärra

  • skottkärra wheelbarrow
  • släpkärra trailer

Questions

What does kärra mean in English?

kärra means “cart”.

Is it en kärra or ett kärra?

It is en kärra, and “the cart” is kärran.

What is the plural of kärra?

The plural of kärra is kärror, and the definite plural is kärrorna.

Similar words

skrindaåkdragkärravagn

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish kärra, probably borrowed from Old Frisian [Term?], compare Middle Dutch kerre and Middle Low German karre, ultimately from Latin carrus.

Nearby common words

kärra is number 4,907 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary