En eller ett?
en fotboll
en-wordFotboll (meaning "football") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: fotbollen. Indefinite plural: fotbollar. Definite plural: fotbollarna.
Example sentences
Barnen spelar fotboll.
indefinite singular
Han tog med fotbollen.
definite singular
De köpte nya fotbollar.
plural
Why is fotboll an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is fotboll en or ett in Swedish?
- Fotboll (meaning "football") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en fotboll. Definite: fotbollen. Plural: fotbollar. Definite plural: fotbollarna.
- What is the definite form of fotboll?
- The definite singular of fotboll is fotbollen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is fotbollarna.
- What is the plural of fotboll in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of fotboll is fotbollar. The definite plural is fotbollarna.
- Why is fotboll an en-word?
- Fotboll doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.