En eller ett?
en egenskap
en-wordEgenskap (meaning "property") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: egenskapen. Indefinite plural: egenskaper. Definite plural: egenskaperna.
Example sentences
Objektet har en egenskap.
indefinite singular
Han förklarade egenskapen.
definite singular
Objektet har olika egenskaper.
plural
Why is egenskap an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is egenskap en or ett in Swedish?
- Egenskap (meaning "property") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en egenskap. Definite: egenskapen. Plural: egenskaper. Definite plural: egenskaperna.
- What is the definite form of egenskap?
- The definite singular of egenskap is egenskapen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is egenskaperna.
- What is the plural of egenskap in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of egenskap is egenskaper. The definite plural is egenskaperna.
- Why is egenskap an en-word?
- Egenskap doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.