En eller ett?
en arbetskraft
en-wordArbetskraft (meaning "labour") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: arbetskraften. Indefinite plural: arbetskraft. Definite plural: arbetskraften.
Example sentences
Företaget behöver mer arbetskraft.
indefinite singular
De säljer arbetskraften.
definite singular
Företagen behöver arbetskraft.
plural
Why is arbetskraft an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is arbetskraft en or ett in Swedish?
- Arbetskraft (meaning "labour") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en arbetskraft. Definite: arbetskraften. Plural: arbetskraft. Definite plural: arbetskraften.
- What is the definite form of arbetskraft?
- The definite singular of arbetskraft is arbetskraften. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is arbetskraften.
- What is the plural of arbetskraft in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of arbetskraft is arbetskraft. The definite plural is arbetskraften.
- Why is arbetskraft an en-word?
- Arbetskraft doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.