En eller ett?
en arbetare
en-wordArbetare (meaning "worker") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: arbetaren. Indefinite plural: arbetare. Definite plural: arbetarna.
Example sentences
en arbetare bygger huset.
indefinite singular
Han kallade på arbetaren.
definite singular
Arbetarna bygger huset.
plural
Why is arbetare an en-word?
Nouns ending in -are 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 arbetare en or ett in Swedish?
- Arbetare (meaning "worker") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en arbetare. Definite: arbetaren. Plural: arbetare. Definite plural: arbetarna.
- What is the definite form of arbetare?
- The definite singular of arbetare is arbetaren. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is arbetarna.
- What is the plural of arbetare in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of arbetare is arbetare. The definite plural is arbetarna.
- Why is arbetare an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -are are almost always en-words. Arbetare follows this pattern.