En eller ett?
en blick
en-wordBlick (meaning "look") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: blicken. Indefinite plural: blickar. Definite plural: blickarna.
Example sentences
Hon mötte hennes blick.
indefinite singular
Han fångade hennes blick.
definite singular
De mötte varandras blickar.
plural
Why is blick an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is blick en or ett in Swedish?
- Blick (meaning "look") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en blick. Definite: blicken. Plural: blickar. Definite plural: blickarna.
- What is the definite form of blick?
- The definite singular of blick is blicken. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is blickarna.
- What is the plural of blick in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of blick is blickar. The definite plural is blickarna.
- Why is blick an en-word?
- Blick doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.