En eller ett?
en arbetstagare
en-wordArbetstagare (meaning "worker") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: arbetstagaren. Indefinite plural: arbetstagare. Definite plural: arbetstagarna.
Example sentences
en arbetstagare har rättigheter.
indefinite singular
Han kontaktade arbetstagaren.
definite singular
Företaget anställer arbetstagare.
plural
Why is arbetstagare 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 arbetstagare en or ett in Swedish?
- Arbetstagare (meaning "worker") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en arbetstagare. Definite: arbetstagaren. Plural: arbetstagare. Definite plural: arbetstagarna.
- What is the definite form of arbetstagare?
- The definite singular of arbetstagare is arbetstagaren. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is arbetstagarna.
- What is the plural of arbetstagare in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of arbetstagare is arbetstagare. The definite plural is arbetstagarna.
- Why is arbetstagare an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -are are almost always en-words. Arbetstagare follows this pattern.