Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en medlem

member

Meaning

member

In Swedish: person som tillhör en organisation etc

Forms

Forms of medlem
Singular, indefiniteen medlem
Singular, definitemedlemmen
Plural, indefinitemedlemmar
Plural, definitemedlemmarna

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

Practise medlem

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Is it en medlem or ett medlem?

medlem in a sentence

  • medlem av regeringen
    member of the government
  • bli medlem i Turistföreningen
    become a member of the Swedish Touring Club

Words built with medlem

  • familjemedlem family member
  • medlemsavgift membership fee
  • partimedlem party member

Questions

What does medlem mean in English?

medlem means “member”.

Is it en medlem or ett medlem?

It is en medlem, and “the member” is medlemmen.

What is the plural of medlem?

The plural of medlem is medlemmar, and the definite plural is medlemmarna.

Origin

med + lem, like German Mitglied

Nearby common words

medlem is number 1,572 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. Browse the dictionary