En eller ett?
en anda
en-wordAnda (meaning "spirit") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: andan. Indefinite plural: andar. Definite plural: andarna.
Example sentences
Vi kände en anda av hopp.
indefinite singular
Vi kände hans anda.
definite singular
Föreningar har andar.
plural
Why is anda an en-word?
Nouns with an unstressed -a ending 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 anda en or ett in Swedish?
- Anda (meaning "spirit") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en anda. Definite: andan. Plural: andar. Definite plural: andarna.
- What is the definite form of anda?
- The definite singular of anda is andan. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is andarna.
- What is the plural of anda in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of anda is andar. The definite plural is andarna.
- Why is anda an en-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Anda follows this pattern.