En eller ett?
en åklagare
en-wordÅklagare (meaning "prosecutor") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: åklagaren. Indefinite plural: åklagare. Definite plural: åklagarna.
Example sentences
Han var en åklagare.
indefinite singular
De mötte åklagaren.
definite singular
Domstolar har åklagare.
plural
Why is åklagare an en-word?
Nouns ending in -are are almost always en-words
This is one of 30 rules of thumb in Artikulera for predicting Swedish grammatical gender. The rule isn't absolute, but it holds for the vast majority of nouns that match the pattern.
Rare exceptions exist, but this rule correctly predicts the gender of most Swedish nouns that match the pattern.
Same rule - also en-words
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Frequently asked questions
- Is åklagare en or ett in Swedish?
- Åklagare (meaning "prosecutor") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en åklagare. Definite: åklagaren. Plural: åklagare. Definite plural: åklagarna.
- What is the definite form of åklagare?
- The definite singular of åklagare is åklagaren. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is åklagarna.
- What is the plural of åklagare in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of åklagare is åklagare. The definite plural is åklagarna.
- Why is åklagare an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -are are almost always en-words. Åklagare follows this pattern.