Swedish noun

en tiggare

begger

Meaning

begger

Forms

Forms of tiggare
Singular, indefiniteen tiggare
Singular, definitetiggaren
Plural, indefinitetiggare
Plural, definitetiggarna

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

Practise tiggare

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Is it en tiggare or ett tiggare?

Questions

What does tiggare mean in English?

tiggare means “begger”.

Is it en tiggare or ett tiggare?

It is en tiggare, and “the begger” is tiggaren.

What is the plural of tiggare?

tiggare doesn't change in the plural: en tiggare, två tiggare (definite: tiggarna).

Origin

From tigga + -are.

Nearby common words

tiggare is number 8,822 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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