En eller ett?
en bön
en-wordBön (meaning "prayer") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: bönen. Indefinite plural: böner. Definite plural: bönerna.
Example sentences
Hon bad en bön.
indefinite singular
Han bad bönen.
definite singular
De bad sina böner.
plural
Why is bön an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is bön en or ett in Swedish?
- Bön (meaning "prayer") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en bön. Definite: bönen. Plural: böner. Definite plural: bönerna.
- What is the definite form of bön?
- The definite singular of bön is bönen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is bönerna.
- What is the plural of bön in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of bön is böner. The definite plural is bönerna.
- Why is bön an en-word?
- Bön doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.