En eller ett?
en flicka
en-wordFlicka (meaning "girl") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: flickan. Indefinite plural: flickor. Definite plural: flickorna.
Example sentences
en flicka leker i parken.
indefinite singular
Hon älskar flickan.
definite singular
Laget har flickor.
plural
Why is flicka 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 flicka en or ett in Swedish?
- Flicka (meaning "girl") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en flicka. Definite: flickan. Plural: flickor. Definite plural: flickorna.
- What is the definite form of flicka?
- The definite singular of flicka is flickan. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is flickorna.
- What is the plural of flicka in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of flicka is flickor. The definite plural is flickorna.
- Why is flicka an en-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Flicka follows this pattern.