En eller ett?
en ätt
en-wordÄtt (meaning "family") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: ätten. Indefinite plural: ätter. Definite plural: ätterna.
Example sentences
Han tillhörde en ätt.
indefinite singular
Han hedrade ätten.
definite singular
Släkter bildar ätter.
plural
Why is ätt an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is ätt en or ett in Swedish?
- Ätt (meaning "family") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en ätt. Definite: ätten. Plural: ätter. Definite plural: ätterna.
- What is the definite form of ätt?
- The definite singular of ätt is ätten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is ätterna.
- What is the plural of ätt in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of ätt is ätter. The definite plural is ätterna.
- Why is ätt an en-word?
- Ätt doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.