Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en patrull

patrol

Meaning

patrol

In Swedish: grupp med speciellt uppdrag

Forms

Forms of patrull
Singular, indefiniteen patrull
Singular, definitepatrullen
Plural, indefinitepatruller
Plural, definitepatrullerna

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

Practise patrull

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Is it en patrull or ett patrull?

Expressions

  • stöta på patrull
    meet with opposition

Words built with patrull

  • polispatrull police patrol
  • skidpatrull ski patrol
  • patrullbåt patrol boat

Questions

What does patrull mean in English?

patrull means “patrol”.

Is it en patrull or ett patrull?

It is en patrull, and “the patrol” is patrullen.

What is the plural of patrull?

The plural of patrull is patruller, and the definite plural is patrullerna.

Origin

Borrowed from French patrouille.

Nearby common words

patrull is number 4,151 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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