En eller ett?
en arbetsmarknad
en-wordArbetsmarknad (meaning "labor market") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: arbetsmarknaden. Indefinite plural: arbetsmarknader. Definite plural: arbetsmarknaderna.
Example sentences
Många söker jobb på en arbetsmarknad.
indefinite singular
Hon bevakar arbetsmarknaden.
definite singular
Forskare jämför olika arbetsmarknader.
plural
Why is arbetsmarknad an en-word?
Nouns ending in -ad 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 arbetsmarknad en or ett in Swedish?
- Arbetsmarknad (meaning "labor market") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en arbetsmarknad. Definite: arbetsmarknaden. Plural: arbetsmarknader. Definite plural: arbetsmarknaderna.
- What is the definite form of arbetsmarknad?
- The definite singular of arbetsmarknad is arbetsmarknaden. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is arbetsmarknaderna.
- What is the plural of arbetsmarknad in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of arbetsmarknad is arbetsmarknader. The definite plural is arbetsmarknaderna.
- Why is arbetsmarknad an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ad are almost always en-words. Arbetsmarknad follows this pattern.