En eller ett?
en arbetarklass
en-wordArbetarklass (meaning "working class") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: arbetarklassen. Indefinite plural: arbetarklasser. Definite plural: arbetarklasserna.
Example sentences
Hon tillhör arbetarklass.
indefinite singular
Han stödjer arbetarklassen.
definite singular
Länderna har sina arbetarklasser.
plural
Why is arbetarklass an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
Not every Swedish noun follows a suffix or semantic pattern. Artikulera's spaced repetition system helps you drill words like this one until the gender feels automatic.
Artikulera teaches 30 rules of thumb that cover most Swedish nouns. For nouns like this one, regular practice is the most reliable path to fluency.
More - also en-words
Practice arbetarklass in Artikulera
Train en/ett with spaced repetition, 30 rules of thumb, and 4,500+ nouns. Free to download.
Free · iPhone & iPad · iOS 17.6+
Frequently asked questions
- Is arbetarklass en or ett in Swedish?
- Arbetarklass (meaning "working class") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en arbetarklass. Definite: arbetarklassen. Plural: arbetarklasser. Definite plural: arbetarklasserna.
- What is the definite form of arbetarklass?
- The definite singular of arbetarklass is arbetarklassen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is arbetarklasserna.
- What is the plural of arbetarklass in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of arbetarklass is arbetarklasser. The definite plural is arbetarklasserna.
- Why is arbetarklass an en-word?
- Arbetarklass doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.