Swedish preposition· top 2,000 most common
per
by, each, per
Meaning
by; each; per
In Swedish: med (hjälp av), via
Practise per
1 / 1What 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 styck10 kronor each
- 8 timmar per dag8 hours a day
- ett fall per tusen invånareone 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

