The Swedish word for man is
man
| Declensions | |
|---|---|
| a man | en man |
| the man | mannen |
| men | män |
| the men | männen |
Translations for man and their definitions
| man | |
| 1. n. a man (adult male human) | |
| 2. n. somebody's husband (not used in other contexts, where could be confused with a man in general, other than as äkta man, see also make, gemål) | |
| Vi går till caféet med våra män. | |
| We go to the café with our husbands. | |
| 3. n. a member of a crew, workforce or (military) troop | |
| I äldre tider sa man att björnen ägde sju mans styrka men en mans vett. | |
| In older times, they said the bear has the strength of seven men but the sense of one man. | |
| 4. pron. (indefinite) one, they; people in general | |
| Vad man kan se | |
| What one can see | |
| 5. n. mane (of a horse or lion) |
| människa | |
| 1. n. a human being | |
| 2. n. a person, people; (as a count) | |
| Tre människor skadades i olyckan | |
| Three people were injured in the accident. |
| bemanna | |
| 1. v. to man (to take up position in order to operate something) |
| spelpjäs | |
| 1. n. man (piece in board games) |
| pjäs | |
| 1. n. a piece, a play; theatrical performance | |
| 2. n. a piece, a canon | |
| 3. n. a man (piece in board games) |
| mänska | |
| 1. n. alternative form of människa |
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