En eller ett?
en arbetslöshet
en-wordArbetslöshet (meaning "unemployment") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: arbetslösheten. Indefinite plural: arbetslösheter. Definite plural: arbetslösheterna.
Example sentences
Regeringen bekämpar arbetslöshet.
indefinite singular
Vi diskuterade hans arbetslöshet.
definite singular
Regioner har arbetslösheter.
plural
Why is arbetslöshet an en-word?
Nouns ending in -het 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 arbetslöshet en or ett in Swedish?
- Arbetslöshet (meaning "unemployment") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en arbetslöshet. Definite: arbetslösheten. Plural: arbetslösheter. Definite plural: arbetslösheterna.
- What is the definite form of arbetslöshet?
- The definite singular of arbetslöshet is arbetslösheten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is arbetslösheterna.
- What is the plural of arbetslöshet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of arbetslöshet is arbetslösheter. The definite plural is arbetslösheterna.
- Why is arbetslöshet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -het are almost always en-words. Arbetslöshet follows this pattern.