"lika barn leka bäst" meaning in Swedish

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Proverb

Etymology: Literally, "alike children play best (with each other)." Leka is a frozen (slightly) archaic present tense plural form. The present tense plural used to be identical to the infinitive for all verbs except vara. Leker would be expected in contemporary Swedish. Etymology templates: {{m|sv|leka|Leka}} Leka, {{m|sv|vara}} vara, {{m|sv|leker|Leker}} Leker Head templates: {{head|sv|proverb}} lika barn leka bäst
  1. birds of a feather flock together
    Sense id: en-lika_barn_leka_bäst-sv-proverb-m03iSjb~ Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish proverbs

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