En eller ett?
en borgare
en-wordBorgare (meaning "citizen") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: borgaren. Indefinite plural: borgare. Definite plural: borgarna.
Example sentences
Hon är en borgare.
indefinite singular
Hon mötte borgaren.
definite singular
Städer hade borgare.
plural
Why is borgare an en-word?
Nouns ending in -are 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 borgare en or ett in Swedish?
- Borgare (meaning "citizen") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en borgare. Definite: borgaren. Plural: borgare. Definite plural: borgarna.
- What is the definite form of borgare?
- The definite singular of borgare is borgaren. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is borgarna.
- What is the plural of borgare in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of borgare is borgare. The definite plural is borgarna.
- Why is borgare an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -are are almost always en-words. Borgare follows this pattern.