En eller ett?
en engelska
en-wordEngelska (meaning "english") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: engelskan. Indefinite plural: engelskor. Definite plural: engelskorna.
Example sentences
Hon talar engelska.
indefinite singular
Han förbättrade engelskan.
definite singular
Skolan erbjuder kurser i olika engelskor.
plural
Why is engelska an en-word?
Nouns with an unstressed -a ending 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 engelska en or ett in Swedish?
- Engelska (meaning "english") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en engelska. Definite: engelskan. Plural: engelskor. Definite plural: engelskorna.
- What is the definite form of engelska?
- The definite singular of engelska is engelskan. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is engelskorna.
- What is the plural of engelska in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of engelska is engelskor. The definite plural is engelskorna.
- Why is engelska an en-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Engelska follows this pattern.