En eller ett?
en fisk
en-wordFisk (meaning "fish") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: fisken. Indefinite plural: fiskar. Definite plural: fiskarna.
Example sentences
Hon köpte en fisk.
indefinite singular
Han fångade fisken.
definite singular
Fiskar simmar i vattnet.
plural
Why is fisk 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 fisk en or ett in Swedish?
- Fisk (meaning "fish") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en fisk. Definite: fisken. Plural: fiskar. Definite plural: fiskarna.
- What is the definite form of fisk?
- The definite singular of fisk is fisken. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is fiskarna.
- What is the plural of fisk in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of fisk is fiskar. The definite plural is fiskarna.
- Why is fisk an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Fisk follows this pattern.