Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en polisman

a policeman, a police officer

Meaning

a policeman, a police officer

Forms

Forms of polisman
Singular, indefiniteen polisman
Singular, definitepolismannen
Plural, indefinitepolismän
Plural, definitepolismännen

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

Practise polisman

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Is it en polisman or ett polisman?

Questions

What does polisman mean in English?

polisman means “a policeman, a police officer”.

Is it en polisman or ett polisman?

It is en polisman, and “the a policeman” is polismannen.

What is the plural of polisman?

The plural of polisman is polismän, and the definite plural is polismännen.

Origin

polis (“police”) + man (“man”)

Nearby common words

polisman is number 4,327 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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