En eller ett?
en frihet
en-wordFrihet (meaning "freedom") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: friheten. Indefinite plural: friheter. Definite plural: friheterna.
Example sentences
Människor kämpar för en frihet.
indefinite singular
Han älskar friheten.
definite singular
Länderna värnar sina friheter.
plural
Why is frihet an en-word?
Nouns ending in -het 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 frihet en or ett in Swedish?
- Frihet (meaning "freedom") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en frihet. Definite: friheten. Plural: friheter. Definite plural: friheterna.
- What is the definite form of frihet?
- The definite singular of frihet is friheten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is friheterna.
- What is the plural of frihet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of frihet is friheter. The definite plural is friheterna.
- Why is frihet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -het are almost always en-words. Frihet follows this pattern.