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är

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Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin er. See äs for further details on the vowel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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är

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.

Declension

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Anagrams

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German iuwar, from Proto-Germanic *izweraz. Cognate with German euer, English your, Icelandic yðar.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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är

  1. second-person plural possessive pronoun, nominative or accusative case, feminine or plural object; your

See also

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Luxembourgish possessive pronouns
nominative / accusative dative
singular possessum plural
possessum
singular possessum plural
possessum
m f n m f n
singular
possessor
1st person mäin meng mäin meng mengem menger mengem mengen
2nd person informal däin deng däin deng dengem denger dengem dengen
formal Ären Är Äert Är Ärem Ärer Ärem Ären
3rd person m or n säin seng säin seng sengem senger sengem sengen
f hiren hir hiert hir hirem hirer hirem hiren
plural
possessor
1st person eisen eis eist eis eisem eiser eisem eisen
2nd person ären är äert är ärem ärer ärem ären
3rd person hiren hir hiert hir hirem hirer hirem hiren

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish ær (third-person singular indicative present of vara), from Old East Norse ᛁᛦ, ᛁᛋ (compare Old West Norse es, later er), from Proto-Norse ᛁᛊ (is), ᛁᛊᛏ (ist), from Proto-Germanic *isti, from Proto-Indo-European *es (to be).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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är

  1. present indicative of vara; am/is/are
    Jag är hungrig
    I am hungry
    Han är nöjd
    He is satisfied
    Hon är en tiger
    She is a tiger
    De är pyttesmå
    They are tiny
    Hon är läkare
    She is a doctor (see vara for why there is no article and more examples)

Usage notes

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The casual pronunciation is not in any way considered sloppy (as a point of reference, it's used in Ingmar Bergman scenes with highly stylized language). The spelling pronunciation can sound over-enunciated if used consistently.

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References

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