En eller ett?
en ägare
en-wordÄgare (meaning "owner") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: ägaren. Indefinite plural: ägare. Definite plural: ägarna.
Example sentences
Han var en ägare.
indefinite singular
Vi mötte deras ägare.
definite singular
Hus har ägare.
plural
Why is ägare 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 ägare en or ett in Swedish?
- Ägare (meaning "owner") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en ägare. Definite: ägaren. Plural: ägare. Definite plural: ägarna.
- What is the definite form of ägare?
- The definite singular of ägare is ägaren. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is ägarna.
- What is the plural of ägare in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of ägare is ägare. The definite plural is ägarna.
- Why is ägare an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -are are almost always en-words. Ägare follows this pattern.