Swedish noun

en mätare

meter

Meaning

meter

In Swedish: apparat som mäter något (t ex elförbrukning)

Forms

Forms of mätare
Singular, indefiniteen mätare
Singular, definitemätaren
Plural, indefinitemätare
Plural, definitemätarna

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

Practise mätare

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Is it en mätare or ett mätare?

Words built with mätare

  • hastighetsmätare speedometer
  • elmätare electricity meter
  • mätarställning meter reading

Questions

What does mätare mean in English?

mätare means “meter”.

Is it en mätare or ett mätare?

It is en mätare, and “the meter” is mätaren.

What is the plural of mätare?

mätare doesn't change in the plural: en mätare, två mätare (definite: mätarna).

Origin

mäta + -are

Nearby common words

mätare is number 8,851 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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