En eller ett?
en amerikan
en-wordAmerikan (meaning "american") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: amerikanen. Indefinite plural: amerikaner. Definite plural: amerikanerna.
Example sentences
Hon mötte en amerikan.
indefinite singular
Hon kontaktade amerikanen.
definite singular
Turismen lockar amerikaner.
plural
Why is amerikan an en-word?
Animals and people 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 amerikan en or ett in Swedish?
- Amerikan (meaning "american") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en amerikan. Definite: amerikanen. Plural: amerikaner. Definite plural: amerikanerna.
- What is the definite form of amerikan?
- The definite singular of amerikan is amerikanen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is amerikanerna.
- What is the plural of amerikan in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of amerikan is amerikaner. The definite plural is amerikanerna.
- Why is amerikan an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Amerikan follows this pattern.