Swedish noun

en smällare

(fire)cracker

Meaning

(fire)cracker

In Swedish: liten hylsa med knallpulver

Forms

Forms of smällare
Singular, indefinite	en smällare
Singular, definite	smällaren
Plural, indefinite	smällare
Plural, definite	smällarna

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

Practise smällare

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Is it en smällare or ett smällare?

smällare in a sentence

De slängde en smällare i grannens brevlåda
They threw a firecracker into their neighbor's mailbox

Questions

What does smällare mean in English?

smällare means “(fire)cracker”.

Is it en smällare or ett smällare?

It is en smällare, and “the ” is smällaren.

What is the plural of smällare?

smällare doesn't change in the plural: en smällare, två smällare (definite: smällarna).

Origin

smälla (“bang”) + -are (“-er”)

Nearby common words

smällare is number 9,260 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,256stadga prescribe, decree
9,257brus roar, noise
9,258förskola preschool
9,259lydnad obedience
9,261spektakel scene, row
9,262fågelskrämma a scarecrow (effigy to deter birds)
9,263husrum temporary accommodation, shelter, lodging (a place to stay)
9,264blända blind, dazzle

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