En eller ett?
en diktatur
en-wordDiktatur (meaning "dictatorship") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: diktaturen. Indefinite plural: diktaturer. Definite plural: diktaturerna.
Example sentences
Folket gjorde uppror mot landets diktatur.
indefinite singular
Hon lämnade diktaturen.
definite singular
Historien har diktaturer.
plural
Why is diktatur an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is diktatur en or ett in Swedish?
- Diktatur (meaning "dictatorship") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en diktatur. Definite: diktaturen. Plural: diktaturer. Definite plural: diktaturerna.
- What is the definite form of diktatur?
- The definite singular of diktatur is diktaturen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is diktaturerna.
- What is the plural of diktatur in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of diktatur is diktaturer. The definite plural is diktaturerna.
- Why is diktatur an en-word?
- Diktatur doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.