en väktare
Meaning
watchman
In Swedish: person som vaktar byggnader etc (om natten)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en väktare |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | väktaren |
| Plural, indefinite | väktare |
| Plural, definite | väktarna |
väktare is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor väktare, den stora väktaren. Check another noun
Practise väktare
1 / 2Is it en väktare or ett väktare?
väktare in a sentence
- De är stenens väktare.They are the guardians of the stone.
Questions
What does väktare mean in English?
väktare means “watchman”.
Is it en väktare or ett väktare?
It is en väktare, and “the watchman” is väktaren.
What is the plural of väktare?
väktare doesn't change in the plural: en väktare, två väktare (definite: väktarna).
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish vaktare, væktare, from Middle Low German wechter or German Wächter, equivalent to vakta + -are.
Nearby common words
väktare is number 2,853 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary