Swedish Nature & Weather Nouns: En or Ett?
Swedish nouns for nature, plants, weather, and the environment - with their grammatical gender.
23
en-words
6
ett-words
30
total words
Plants and trees follow a clear rule in Swedish: they are almost always en-words. En blomma (a flower), en björk (a birch), en gran (a spruce), en ek (an oak) - the article en holds reliably across the plant kingdom. This rule is one of the 30 rules of thumb in Artikulera.
Weather words are more mixed. Regn (rain) is ett, while sol (sun), vind (wind), and storm are en. The seasons are en-words: en vår (spring), en sommar (summer), en höst (autumn), en vinter (winter).
Swedish nature vocabulary is rich and specific. There are distinct words for different types of water: älv (a large river), å (a small stream), sjö (a lake), hav (the sea). These are all en-words. Learning this vocabulary reflects an important aspect of Swedish culture: a close attention to and respect for the natural world.
Geographic features tend to be en-words: en strand (a beach), en klippa (a cliff), en dal (a valley). The word for mountain, berg, is ett - one of the more common ett-words in nature vocabulary.
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Frequently asked questions
- Are Swedish plant and tree nouns en or ett?
- Plants and trees are almost always en-words in Swedish: en blomma (flower), en björk (birch), en gran (spruce), en ek (oak), en tall (pine), en ros (rose). This is one of the 30 rules of thumb for Swedish gender.
- Is 'berg' (mountain) en or ett in Swedish?
- Berg (mountain) is an ett-word: ett berg, berget, berg, bergen. This is one of the most common ett-words in nature vocabulary. In contrast, en dal (valley), en strand (beach), and en sjö (lake) are all en-words.
- Are Swedish weather nouns en or ett?
- Swedish weather nouns are mixed: en sol (sun), en vind (wind), en storm - but ett regn (rain), ett moln (cloud), ett snöfall (snowfall). The word for weather itself, väder, is ett: ett väder.