En eller ett?
ett ansikte
ett-wordAnsikte (meaning "face") is a neuter noun in Swedish - it takes the article ett. Definite singular: ansiktet. Indefinite plural: ansikten. Definite plural: ansiktena.
Example sentences
Hon tvÀttar ett ansikte.
indefinite singular
Han tvÀttar ansiktet.
definite singular
De tvÀttar sina ansikten.
plural
Why is ansikte an ett-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is ansikte en or ett in Swedish?
- Ansikte (meaning "face") is an ett-word in Swedish. Indefinite: ett ansikte. Definite: ansiktet. Plural: ansikten. Definite plural: ansiktena.
- What is the definite form of ansikte?
- The definite singular of ansikte is ansiktet. Ett-words take the suffix âet in the definite singular. The definite plural is ansiktena.
- What is the plural of ansikte in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of ansikte is ansikten. The definite plural is ansiktena.
- Why is ansikte an ett-word?
- Ansikte doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.