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How to say “male” in Swedish

The usual word is manligadjective · male, masculine

manlig

manlig means “male”, “masculine”.

manlig och kvinnlig personal
male and female personnel
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Other Swedish words for “male”

English “male” covers more than one idea. Look at what each Swedish word means on its own to pick the right one.

  • a male (of animals, sometimes also plants, rarely of humans), a plug, a male electric connector
    förrän hanen har galit ... Och i detsamma gol hanen ... Förrän hanen gal (before the cock crow ... And immediately the cock crew ... Before the cock crow (Matthew 26:34, 74, 75))
  • male, a male (male animal)

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