En eller ett?
en alkohol
en-wordAlkohol (meaning "alcohol") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: alkoholen. Indefinite plural: alkoholer. Definite plural: alkoholerna.
Example sentences
Hon dricker alkohol.
indefinite singular
Han gömde alkoholen.
definite singular
De dricker olika alkoholer.
plural
Why is alkohol an en-word?
Drinks 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 alkohol en or ett in Swedish?
- Alkohol (meaning "alcohol") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en alkohol. Definite: alkoholen. Plural: alkoholer. Definite plural: alkoholerna.
- What is the definite form of alkohol?
- The definite singular of alkohol is alkoholen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is alkoholerna.
- What is the plural of alkohol in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of alkohol is alkoholer. The definite plural is alkoholerna.
- Why is alkohol an en-word?
- Drinks are almost always en-words. Alkohol follows this pattern.