Swedish preposition· top 2,000 most common

per

by, each, per

Meaning

by; each; per

In Swedish: med (hjälp av), via

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What does per mean?

per in a sentence

  • (skicka) per flyg
    (send) by air
  • (ta kontakt) per telefon
    (get in touch) by telephone
  • 10 kronor per styck
    10 kronor each
  • 8 timmar per dag
    8 hours a day
  • ett fall per tusen invånare
    one case per thousand inhabitants
  • Motorn roterar 1000 varv per minut.
    The engine goes 1000 revolutions per minute.

Questions

What does per mean in English?

per means “by, each”.

Where the course teaches it

Nearby common words

per is number 1,345 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary