En eller ett?
en allians
en-wordAllians (meaning "alliance") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: alliansen. Indefinite plural: allianser. Definite plural: allianserna.
Example sentences
Länderna bildade en allians.
indefinite singular
De bröt alliansen.
definite singular
Länderna bildade allianser.
plural
Why is allians an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is allians en or ett in Swedish?
- Allians (meaning "alliance") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en allians. Definite: alliansen. Plural: allianser. Definite plural: allianserna.
- What is the definite form of allians?
- The definite singular of allians is alliansen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is allianserna.
- What is the plural of allians in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of allians is allianser. The definite plural is allianserna.
- Why is allians an en-word?
- Allians doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.