En eller ett?
en deltagare
en-wordDeltagare (meaning "participant") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: deltagaren. Indefinite plural: deltagare. Definite plural: deltagarna.
Example sentences
Varje deltagare fick en medalj.
indefinite singular
Han kontaktade deltagaren.
definite singular
Deltagare samlades i salen.
plural
Why is deltagare 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 deltagare en or ett in Swedish?
- Deltagare (meaning "participant") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en deltagare. Definite: deltagaren. Plural: deltagare. Definite plural: deltagarna.
- What is the definite form of deltagare?
- The definite singular of deltagare is deltagaren. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is deltagarna.
- What is the plural of deltagare in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of deltagare is deltagare. The definite plural is deltagarna.
- Why is deltagare an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -are are almost always en-words. Deltagare follows this pattern.