Meaning of er | Babel Free
/eːr/Definitioner
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you (plural objective case) common-gender
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your, yours (possessed by the multiple individuals addressed, of one common-gender thing (or possessed by the single individual addressed if used as a polite pronoun – see (sense 3))) common-gender, possessive
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you (second-person singular objective formal) (capitalized Er, rare in contemporary Swedish – see the notes at ni, which mostly also apply here) common-gender
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reflexive of ni; compare yourselves common-gender, form-of, pronoun, reflexive
Exempel
“Ni två är här, så jag ser er”
You [subject] two are here, so I see you [object]
“Det är en ära att få träffa er båda”
It is an honor to [get to] meet you both
“Är det här er(an) boll, pojkar?”
Is this your ball, boys? ["Eran" is common in casual speech]
“Scenen är er, pojkar!”
The stage is yours, boys! ["Eran" would be uncommon here, perhaps due to "är er" sounding more pithy]
“Tro på er själva, pojkar!”
Believe in yourselves, boys! ["Eran" is ungrammatical here]
“Är det här er boll, fröken?”
Is this your [polite] ball, Miss? [Dated – see (sense 3). "Eran" would intuitively defeat the purpose of being polite here by being slightly less proper.]
“Jag hör er inte, kapten”
I can't hear you [polite], Captain
“Identifiera er, pojkar!”
Identify yourselves, boys!
“Ta hand om er, pojkar!”
Take care, boys!
“Låt er inte luras, pojkar!”
Don't be fooled, boys!
“Para ihop er två och två”
Pair up in twos
“Skulle ni vilja lära er (att) jonglera?”
Would you guys like to learn how to juggle?
“Identifiera er, fröken!”
Identify yourself [polite], Miss! [Dated – see (sense 3)]
CEFR-nivå
A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.