En eller ett?
en get
en-wordGet (meaning "goat") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: geten. Indefinite plural: getter. Definite plural: getterna.
Example sentences
en get betar på ängen.
indefinite singular
Hon matar geten.
definite singular
Gården har getter.
plural
Why is get an en-word?
Animals and people 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 get en or ett in Swedish?
- Get (meaning "goat") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en get. Definite: geten. Plural: getter. Definite plural: getterna.
- What is the definite form of get?
- The definite singular of get is geten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is getterna.
- What is the plural of get in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of get is getter. The definite plural is getterna.
- Why is get an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Get follows this pattern.