En eller ett?
en fiende
en-wordFiende (meaning "enemy") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: fienden. Indefinite plural: fiender. Definite plural: fienderna.
Example sentences
Hon mötte en fiende.
indefinite singular
Hon mötte fienden.
definite singular
Armén bekämpar fiender.
plural
Why is fiende an en-word?
Animals and people 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 fiende en or ett in Swedish?
- Fiende (meaning "enemy") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en fiende. Definite: fienden. Plural: fiender. Definite plural: fienderna.
- What is the definite form of fiende?
- The definite singular of fiende is fienden. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is fienderna.
- What is the plural of fiende in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of fiende is fiender. The definite plural is fienderna.
- Why is fiende an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Fiende follows this pattern.