En eller ett?
en enhet
en-wordEnhet (meaning "unit") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: enheten. Indefinite plural: enheter. Definite plural: enheterna.
Example sentences
Vi bildade en enhet.
indefinite singular
Hon startade enheten.
definite singular
Polisen har enheter.
plural
Why is enhet an en-word?
Nouns ending in -het 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 enhet en or ett in Swedish?
- Enhet (meaning "unit") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en enhet. Definite: enheten. Plural: enheter. Definite plural: enheterna.
- What is the definite form of enhet?
- The definite singular of enhet is enheten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is enheterna.
- What is the plural of enhet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of enhet is enheter. The definite plural is enheterna.
- Why is enhet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -het are almost always en-words. Enhet follows this pattern.