Swedish noun

en volontär

volunteer

Meaning

volunteer

In Swedish: frivillig deltagare i något

Forms

Forms of volontär
Singular, indefiniteen volontär
Singular, definitevolontären
Plural, indefinitevolontärer
Plural, definitevolontärerna

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

Practise volontär

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Is it en volontär or ett volontär?

Questions

What does volontär mean in English?

volontär means “volunteer”.

Is it en volontär or ett volontär?

It is en volontär, and “the volunteer” is volontären.

What is the plural of volontär?

The plural of volontär is volontärer, and the definite plural is volontärerna.

Similar words

frivillig

Origin

Borrowed from French volontaire, from Latin voluntārius.

Nearby common words

volontär is number 8,892 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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