Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en medarbetare

coworker, colleague/ˈmeːdarbeːtarɛ/

Meaning

coworker, colleague

Forms

Forms of medarbetare
Singular, indefiniteen medarbetare
Singular, definitemedarbetaren
Plural, indefinitemedarbetare
Plural, definitemedarbetarna

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

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Questions

What does medarbetare mean in English?

medarbetare means “coworker, colleague”.

Is it en medarbetare or ett medarbetare?

It is en medarbetare, and “the coworker” is medarbetaren.

What is the plural of medarbetare?

medarbetare doesn't change in the plural: en medarbetare, två medarbetare (definite: medarbetarna).

Origin

med- (“co-”) + arbeta (“work”) + -are (“-er”).

Nearby common words

medarbetare is number 4,642 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