En eller ett?
en artist
en-wordArtist (meaning "artist") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: artisten. Indefinite plural: artister. Definite plural: artisterna.
Example sentences
en artist uppträder på scenen.
indefinite singular
Han beundrade artisten.
definite singular
Artister uppträder på scenen.
plural
Why is artist an en-word?
Animals and people 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 artist en or ett in Swedish?
- Artist (meaning "artist") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en artist. Definite: artisten. Plural: artister. Definite plural: artisterna.
- What is the definite form of artist?
- The definite singular of artist is artisten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is artisterna.
- What is the plural of artist in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of artist is artister. The definite plural is artisterna.
- Why is artist an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Artist follows this pattern.