Swedish noun

en tändare

lighter

Meaning

lighter

In Swedish: apparat med vilken man kan tända något

Forms

Forms of tändare
Singular, indefiniteen tändare
Singular, definitetändaren
Plural, indefinitetändare
Plural, definitetändarna

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

Practise tändare

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Is it en tändare or ett tändare?

Words built with tändare

  • cigarrettändare cigarette lighter

Questions

What does tändare mean in English?

tändare means “lighter”.

Is it en tändare or ett tändare?

It is en tändare, and “the lighter” is tändaren.

What is the plural of tändare?

tändare doesn't change in the plural: en tändare, två tändare (definite: tändarna).

Origin

tända + -are

Nearby common words

tändare is number 5,588 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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