Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en pärla

pearl

Meaning

pearl

In Swedish: liten hård kula av pärlemor (som bildas i musslor)

Forms

Forms of pärla
Singular, indefinite	en pärla
Singular, definite	pärlan
Plural, indefinite	pärlor
Plural, definite	pärlorna

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

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pärla in a sentence

äkta pärlor
real (genuine) pearls
min fru är en riktig pärla
my wife is a real pearl (gem, perfect treasure)

Words built with pärla

glaspärla glass bead
pärlband string of pearls

Questions

What does pärla mean in English?

pärla means “pearl”.

Is it en pärla or ett pärla?

It is en pärla, and “the pearl” is pärlan.

What is the plural of pärla?

The plural of pärla is pärlor, and the definite plural is pärlorna.

Nearby common words

pärla is number 4,115 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,111århundrade a century (100 years)
4,112bidrag allowance, benefit
4,113fientlig hostile
4,114fokus focus
4,116förutse anticipate, foresee
4,117slant slipped, slid, coin
4,118trettio thirty
4,119brandman firefighter

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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