en tår

tår in a sentence

• med tårar i ögonen
  with tears in one's eyes
• tårarna rann
  tears ran (down my face)
• Hon tog farväl med tårar i ögonen
  She said goodbye with tears in her eyes
• gråta/skratta så att tårarna sprutar
  cry/laugh so that the tears spray [idiomatic]
• Jag fällde bittra tårar
  I shed tears of bitterness

Words built with tår

• tårkanal tear duct
• kaffetår spot of coffee

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Origin

From Old Norse tár, from Proto-Germanic *tahrą, from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru- (“tear”).

Nearby common words

tår is number 2,798 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 2,794barnvakt babysitter
• 2,795tvivel doubt
• 2,796åter again, back
• 2,797schysst nice, helpful, good, nice
• 2,799vrida turn
• 2,800femton fifteen
• 2,801läskig horrible, awful
• 2,802bakgrund ground (background, context, framework, surroundings), background, origins; one's social heritage