Swedish noun

en pajas

clownAlso the passive of paja.

Meaning

clown

In Swedish: person som gör lustiga misstag för att roa

Forms

Forms of pajas
Singular, indefiniteen pajas
Singular, definitepajasen
Plural, indefinitepajasar
Plural, definitepajasarna

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

Practise pajas

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Is it en pajas or ett pajas?

pajas in a sentence

  • Vilken pajas!
    What a clown!

Questions

What does pajas mean in English?

pajas means “clown”.

Is it en pajas or ett pajas?

It is en pajas, and “the clown” is pajasen.

What is the plural of pajas?

The plural of pajas is pajasar, and the definite plural is pajasarna.

Similar words

pellejönsfånigclownnarr

Origin

From Italian pagliaccio.

Nearby common words

pajas is number 7,657 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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