Swedish noun

en privatdetektiv

a private investigator, a private eye

Meaning

a private investigator, a private eye

Forms

Forms of privatdetektiv
Singular, indefiniteen privatdetektiv
Singular, definiteprivatdetektiven
Plural, indefiniteprivatdetektiver
Plural, definiteprivatdetektiverna

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

Practise privatdetektiv

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Is it en privatdetektiv or ett privatdetektiv?

Questions

What does privatdetektiv mean in English?

privatdetektiv means “a private investigator, a private eye”.

Is it en privatdetektiv or ett privatdetektiv?

It is en privatdetektiv, and “the a private investigator” is privatdetektiven.

What is the plural of privatdetektiv?

The plural of privatdetektiv is privatdetektiver, and the definite plural is privatdetektiverna.

Origin

privat + detektiv

Nearby common words

privatdetektiv is number 5,896 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. Browse the dictionary