En eller ett?
en allmänhet
en-wordAllmänhet (meaning "public") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: allmänheten. Indefinite plural: allmänheter. Definite plural: allmänheterna.
Example sentences
Informationen riktar sig till en allmänhet.
indefinite singular
Han informerade allmänheten.
definite singular
Informationen når olika allmänheter.
plural
Why is allmänhet an en-word?
Nouns ending in -het 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 allmänhet en or ett in Swedish?
- Allmänhet (meaning "public") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en allmänhet. Definite: allmänheten. Plural: allmänheter. Definite plural: allmänheterna.
- What is the definite form of allmänhet?
- The definite singular of allmänhet is allmänheten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is allmänheterna.
- What is the plural of allmänhet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of allmänhet is allmänheter. The definite plural is allmänheterna.
- Why is allmänhet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -het are almost always en-words. Allmänhet follows this pattern.