En eller ett?
en frukt
en-wordFrukt (meaning "fruit") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: frukten. Indefinite plural: frukter. Definite plural: frukterna.
Example sentences
Hon äter en frukt.
indefinite singular
Hon äter frukten.
definite singular
Trädgårdar bär frukter.
plural
Why is frukt an en-word?
Plants and trees 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 frukt en or ett in Swedish?
- Frukt (meaning "fruit") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en frukt. Definite: frukten. Plural: frukter. Definite plural: frukterna.
- What is the definite form of frukt?
- The definite singular of frukt is frukten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is frukterna.
- What is the plural of frukt in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of frukt is frukter. The definite plural is frukterna.
- Why is frukt an en-word?
- Plants and trees are almost always en-words. Frukt follows this pattern.