Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en parasit

parasite

Meaning

parasite

In Swedish: organism som lever på andra organismer

Forms

Forms of parasit
Singular, indefiniteen parasit
Singular, definiteparasiten
Plural, indefiniteparasiter
Plural, definiteparasiterna

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

Practise parasit

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Is it en parasit or ett parasit?

Questions

What does parasit mean in English?

parasit means “parasite”.

Is it en parasit or ett parasit?

It is en parasit, and “the parasite” is parasiten.

What is the plural of parasit?

The plural of parasit is parasiter, and the definite plural is parasiterna.

Similar words

snyltgäst

Nearby common words

parasit is number 4,897 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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