En eller ett?
en forskare
en-wordForskare (meaning "researcher") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: forskaren. Indefinite plural: forskare. Definite plural: forskarna.
Example sentences
en forskare studerar naturen.
indefinite singular
Hon kontaktade forskaren.
definite singular
Institutet anställer forskare.
plural
Why is forskare an en-word?
Nouns ending in -are 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 forskare en or ett in Swedish?
- Forskare (meaning "researcher") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en forskare. Definite: forskaren. Plural: forskare. Definite plural: forskarna.
- What is the definite form of forskare?
- The definite singular of forskare is forskaren. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is forskarna.
- What is the plural of forskare in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of forskare is forskare. The definite plural is forskarna.
- Why is forskare an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -are are almost always en-words. Forskare follows this pattern.