En eller ett?
en butik
en-wordButik (meaning "store") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: butiken. Indefinite plural: butiker. Definite plural: butikerna.
Example sentences
Hon går in i en butik.
indefinite singular
Hon besökte butiken.
definite singular
Centrum har butiker.
plural
Why is butik an en-word?
Nouns ending in -ik 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 butik en or ett in Swedish?
- Butik (meaning "store") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en butik. Definite: butiken. Plural: butiker. Definite plural: butikerna.
- What is the definite form of butik?
- The definite singular of butik is butiken. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is butikerna.
- What is the plural of butik in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of butik is butiker. The definite plural is butikerna.
- Why is butik an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ik are almost always en-words. Butik follows this pattern.