Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en pojkvän

a boyfriend (male romantic partner)

Meaning

a boyfriend (male romantic partner)

Forms

Forms of pojkvän
Singular, indefiniteen pojkvän
Singular, definitepojkvännen
Plural, indefinitepojkvänner
Plural, definitepojkvännerna

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

Practise pojkvän

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Is it en pojkvän or ett pojkvän?

Questions

What does pojkvän mean in English?

pojkvän means “a boyfriend (male romantic partner)”.

Is it en pojkvän or ett pojkvän?

It is en pojkvän, and “the a boyfriend” is pojkvännen.

What is the plural of pojkvän?

The plural of pojkvän is pojkvänner, and the definite plural is pojkvännerna.

Origin

pojke (“boy”) + vän (“friend”)

Nearby common words

pojkvän is number 1,038 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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