En eller ett?
en bostad
en-wordBostad (meaning "residence") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: bostaden. Indefinite plural: bostäder. Definite plural: bostäderna.
Example sentences
Hon har en bostad.
indefinite singular
Hon lämnade bostaden.
definite singular
Staden bygger bostäder.
plural
Why is bostad an en-word?
Nouns ending in -ad 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 bostad en or ett in Swedish?
- Bostad (meaning "residence") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en bostad. Definite: bostaden. Plural: bostäder. Definite plural: bostäderna.
- What is the definite form of bostad?
- The definite singular of bostad is bostaden. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is bostäderna.
- What is the plural of bostad in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of bostad is bostäder. The definite plural is bostäderna.
- Why is bostad an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ad are almost always en-words. Bostad follows this pattern.