En eller ett?
en bank
en-wordBank (meaning "bank") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: banken. Indefinite plural: banker. Definite plural: bankerna.
Example sentences
Hon går till en bank.
indefinite singular
Hon besöker banken.
definite singular
Staden har banker.
plural
Why is bank an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is bank en or ett in Swedish?
- Bank (meaning "bank") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en bank. Definite: banken. Plural: banker. Definite plural: bankerna.
- What is the definite form of bank?
- The definite singular of bank is banken. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is bankerna.
- What is the plural of bank in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of bank is banker. The definite plural is bankerna.
- Why is bank an en-word?
- Bank doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.