En eller ett?
en bana
en-wordBana (meaning "track") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: banan. Indefinite plural: banor. Definite plural: banorna.
Example sentences
Tåget kör på en bana.
indefinite singular
Han följer banan.
definite singular
Tågen kör på sina banor.
plural
Why is bana an en-word?
Nouns with an unstressed -a ending 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 bana en or ett in Swedish?
- Bana (meaning "track") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en bana. Definite: banan. Plural: banor. Definite plural: banorna.
- What is the definite form of bana?
- The definite singular of bana is banan. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is banorna.
- What is the plural of bana in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of bana is banor. The definite plural is banorna.
- Why is bana an en-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Bana follows this pattern.