Betydelse av er på svenska

• 0 the sound that people often make when they pause in the middle of what they are saying or pause before they speak, often because they are deciding what to say:

  • "What time shall we meet this evening?" "Er, eight-ish?"

  • "Is he handsome?" "Er, well - he's got a nice friendly sort of face, though he's not exactly handsome."

• 1 abbreviation for emergency room US

• 2 abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina: Queen Elizabeth II

• 3 added to some verbs to form nouns that refer to people or things that do that particular activity:

  • a singer (= a person who sings)

  • a swimmer (= a person who swims)

  • a dishwasher (= a machine or person that washes dishes)

  • an actor (= a person who acts)

• 4 added to the names of particular subjects to form nouns that refer to people who have knowledge about or are studying that subject:

  • a philosopher (= a person who knows about/studies philosophy)

  • an astronomer (= a person who knows about/studies astronomy)

• 5 added to the names of particular places to form nouns referring to people who come from those places:

  • a Londoner (= a person who comes from London)

  • a northerner (= a person who comes from the north)

• 6 added to nouns or adjectives to form nouns referring to people who are connected or involved with that particular thing:

  • a pensioner (= a person who receives a pension)

  • first graders (= children who are in the first grade of an American school)

• 7 added to nouns to form nouns or adjectives referring to people or things that have those particular characteristics:

  • a double-decker (= a bus with two decks)

  • a big-spender (= someone who spends a lot of money)

• 8 abbreviation for emergency room (= the place in a hospital for people who need immediate medical care):

  • You should go to the ER if you have chest pains.