En eller ett?
en gemenskap
en-wordGemenskap (meaning "community") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: gemenskapen. Indefinite plural: gemenskaper. Definite plural: gemenskaperna.
Example sentences
Vi känner gemenskap.
indefinite singular
De värnar gemenskapen.
definite singular
De bildar gemenskaper.
plural
Why is gemenskap an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is gemenskap en or ett in Swedish?
- Gemenskap (meaning "community") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en gemenskap. Definite: gemenskapen. Plural: gemenskaper. Definite plural: gemenskaperna.
- What is the definite form of gemenskap?
- The definite singular of gemenskap is gemenskapen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is gemenskaperna.
- What is the plural of gemenskap in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of gemenskap is gemenskaper. The definite plural is gemenskaperna.
- Why is gemenskap an en-word?
- Gemenskap doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.