Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en löjtnant

lieutenant

Meaning

lieutenant

In Swedish: officer av lägre grad

Forms

Forms of löjtnant
Singular, indefiniteen löjtnant
Singular, definitelöjtnanten
Plural, indefinitelöjtnanter
Plural, definitelöjtnanterna

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

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Is it en löjtnant or ett löjtnant?

Questions

What does löjtnant mean in English?

löjtnant means “lieutenant”.

Is it en löjtnant or ett löjtnant?

It is en löjtnant, and “the lieutenant” is löjtnanten.

What is the plural of löjtnant?

The plural of löjtnant is löjtnanter, and the definite plural is löjtnanterna.

Origin

German Leutnant, from French lieutenant.

Nearby common words

löjtnant is number 1,475 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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