En eller ett?
en demokrat
en-wordDemokrat (meaning "democrat") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: demokraten. Indefinite plural: demokrater. Definite plural: demokraterna.
Example sentences
Hon talar som en demokrat.
indefinite singular
Hon stöttade demokraten.
definite singular
Länder har demokrater.
plural
Why is demokrat an en-word?
Animals and people 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 demokrat en or ett in Swedish?
- Demokrat (meaning "democrat") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en demokrat. Definite: demokraten. Plural: demokrater. Definite plural: demokraterna.
- What is the definite form of demokrat?
- The definite singular of demokrat is demokraten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is demokraterna.
- What is the plural of demokrat in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of demokrat is demokrater. The definite plural is demokraterna.
- Why is demokrat an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Demokrat follows this pattern.