Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en varelse

being

Meaning

being

In Swedish: något som lever, levande väsen

Forms

Forms of varelse
Singular, indefinite	en varelse
Singular, definite	varelsen
Plural, indefinite	varelser
Plural, definite	varelserna

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

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Is it en varelse or ett varelse?

varelse in a sentence

mänsklig varelse
human being
levande varelse
living creature
en mytologisk varelse
a mythological creature

Questions

What does varelse mean in English?

varelse means “being”.

Is it en varelse or ett varelse?

It is en varelse, and “the being” is varelsen.

What is the plural of varelse?

The plural of varelse is varelser, and the definite plural is varelserna.

Origin

vara + -else

Nearby common words

varelse is number 1,433 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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1,430miljon million
1,431snällt kindly
1,432präst priest, clergyman
1,434satsa stake, back
1,435attack attack
1,436exempel example
1,437karriär career

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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