Swedish noun

en pensionär

pensioner

Meaning

pensioner

In Swedish: person som får pension

Forms

Forms of pensionär
Singular, indefiniteen pensionär
Singular, definitepensionären
Plural, indefinitepensionärer
Plural, definitepensionärerna

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

Practise pensionär

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Is it en pensionär or ett pensionär?

pensionär in a sentence

  • han var nybliven pensionär
    he had just retired
  • Jag såg ett gäng pensionärer på gatan.
    I saw a bunch of old people on the street.

Words built with pensionär

  • ålderspensionär old-age pensioner
  • pensionärslägenhet pensioners' apartment, apartment for retired people
  • sjukpensionär person on a disability pension
  • pensionärsrabatt pensioners' discount

Questions

What does pensionär mean in English?

pensionär means “pensioner”.

Is it en pensionär or ett pensionär?

It is en pensionär, and “the pensioner” is pensionären.

What is the plural of pensionär?

The plural of pensionär is pensionärer, and the definite plural is pensionärerna.

Nearby common words

pensionär is number 7,963 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary