Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en lärare

teacher/²lɛːrarɛ/

Meaning

teacher

In Swedish: person som undervisar

Forms

Forms of lärare
Singular, indefiniteen lärare
Singular, definiteläraren
Plural, indefinitelärare
Plural, definitelärarna

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

Practise lärare

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Is it en lärare or ett lärare?

Words built with lärare

  • musiklärare music teacher
  • lågstadielärare junior-level teacher, elementary school teacher (of 7--10 years-olds))
  • lärarhögskola school of education

Questions

What does lärare mean in English?

lärare means “teacher”.

Is it en lärare or ett lärare?

It is en lärare, and “the teacher” is läraren.

What is the plural of lärare?

lärare doesn't change in the plural: en lärare, två lärare (definite: lärarna).

Similar words

instruktörlektormagister

Origin

lära + -are

Nearby common words

lärare is number 1,232 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