Swedish verb· top 1,000 most common

lär

be said toAlso the present tense of lära.

Meaning

be said to

In Swedish: påstås, sägs

Practise lär

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What does lär mean?

lär in a sentence

hon lär vara miljonär
she is said to be a millionaire

Questions

What does lär mean in English?

lär means “be said to”.

Where the course teaches it

Lära: the Swedish verb for teach and learn
Complete Swedish – Season 1

Nearby common words

lär is number 591 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

587snäll good, good-natured
588ställ rack, stand
589stort largely
590kort card, photo
592vakna wake up
593bild picture, image
594funka work, function
595träffas meet, be met

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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