En eller ett?
en erfarenhet
en-wordErfarenhet (meaning "experience") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: erfarenheten. Indefinite plural: erfarenheter. Definite plural: erfarenheterna.
Example sentences
Hon har erfarenhet av arbete.
indefinite singular
Han litar på erfarenheten.
definite singular
De delade sina erfarenheter.
plural
Why is erfarenhet 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 erfarenhet en or ett in Swedish?
- Erfarenhet (meaning "experience") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en erfarenhet. Definite: erfarenheten. Plural: erfarenheter. Definite plural: erfarenheterna.
- What is the definite form of erfarenhet?
- The definite singular of erfarenhet is erfarenheten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is erfarenheterna.
- What is the plural of erfarenhet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of erfarenhet is erfarenheter. The definite plural is erfarenheterna.
- Why is erfarenhet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -het are almost always en-words. Erfarenhet follows this pattern.