Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett odjur

monster, beast/²uːˌjʉːr/

Meaning

monster; beast

In Swedish: vilddjur; monster

Forms

Forms of odjur
Singular, indefiniteett odjur
Singular, definiteodjuret
Plural, indefiniteodjur
Plural, definiteodjuren

odjur is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort odjur, det stora odjuret. Check another noun

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Is it en odjur or ett odjur?

Questions

What does odjur mean in English?

odjur means “monster, beast”.

Is it en odjur or ett odjur?

It is ett odjur, and “the monster” is odjuret.

What is the plural of odjur?

odjur doesn't change in the plural: ett odjur, två odjur (definite: odjuren).

Similar words

monsterbest

Origin

o- + djur (“animal”)

Nearby common words

odjur is number 2,358 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,354ledning management, pipe
  • 2,355löst solved
  • 2,356dock yet, nevertheless, still; however
  • 2,357utomjording an alien, an extraterrestrial
  • 2,359beroende dependent on
  • 2,360fotboll soccer (US), football (UK); a team sport, football; the ball used in any game called football/soccer; if not clarified, usually the ball in association football.
  • 2,361tant aunt, lady
  • 2,362lex Used before a given name to form names, often informal, for certain laws.
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