En eller ett?
en budget
en-wordBudget (meaning "budget") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: budgeten. Indefinite plural: budgeter. Definite plural: budgetarna.
Example sentences
Regeringen lade fram en budget.
indefinite singular
Han överskred budgeten.
definite singular
Företagen jämför sina budgeter.
plural
Why is budget an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is budget en or ett in Swedish?
- Budget (meaning "budget") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en budget. Definite: budgeten. Plural: budgeter. Definite plural: budgetarna.
- What is the definite form of budget?
- The definite singular of budget is budgeten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is budgetarna.
- What is the plural of budget in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of budget is budgeter. The definite plural is budgetarna.
- Why is budget an en-word?
- Budget doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.