en person
Meaning
person
In Swedish: människa, individ
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en person |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | personen |
| Plural, indefinite | personer |
| Plural, definite | personerna |
person is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor person, den stora personen. Check another noun
Practise person
1 / 2Is it en person or ett person?
person in a sentence
- Jag har inget emot dig som person.I have nothing against you as a person.
- Tolv personer deltog i mötet.Twelve people attended the meeting.
Expressions
- juridisk personlegal person
Words built with person
- privatperson private person
- myndighetsperson person in authority
- försöksperson subject of an experiment, person to experiment on
- huvudperson main (principal) character
- personkult personality cult
- personfråga question of whom to choose
Questions
What does person mean in English?
person means “person”.
Is it en person or ett person?
It is en person, and “the person” is personen.
What is the plural of person?
The plural of person is personer, and the definite plural is personerna.
Similar words
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From Latin persona.
Nearby common words
person is number 373 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

