En eller ett?
en arbetsgivare
en-wordArbetsgivare (meaning "employer") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: arbetsgivaren. Indefinite plural: arbetsgivare. Definite plural: arbetsgivarna.
Example sentences
Hon talar med en arbetsgivare.
indefinite singular
Hon kontaktade arbetsgivaren.
definite singular
Marknaden har arbetsgivare.
plural
Why is arbetsgivare 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 arbetsgivare en or ett in Swedish?
- Arbetsgivare (meaning "employer") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en arbetsgivare. Definite: arbetsgivaren. Plural: arbetsgivare. Definite plural: arbetsgivarna.
- What is the definite form of arbetsgivare?
- The definite singular of arbetsgivare is arbetsgivaren. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is arbetsgivarna.
- What is the plural of arbetsgivare in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of arbetsgivare is arbetsgivare. The definite plural is arbetsgivarna.
- Why is arbetsgivare an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -are are almost always en-words. Arbetsgivare follows this pattern.