Swedish noun

en lärling

apprentice

Meaning

apprentice

In Swedish: person som lär sig ett yrke, praktikant

Forms

Forms of lärling
Singular, indefiniteen lärling
Singular, definitelärlingen
Plural, indefinitelärlingar
Plural, definitelärlingarna

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

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Is it en lärling or ett lärling?

Questions

What does lärling mean in English?

lärling means “apprentice”.

Is it en lärling or ett lärling?

It is en lärling, and “the apprentice” is lärlingen.

What is the plural of lärling?

The plural of lärling is lärlingar, and the definite plural is lärlingarna.

Similar words

praktikantgesäll

Origin

Calque of German Lehrling, equivalent to lära (“learn”) + -ling

Nearby common words

lärling is number 7,256 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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