En eller ett?
en hemsida
en-wordHemsida (meaning "homepage") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: hemsidan. Indefinite plural: hemsidor. Definite plural: hemsidorna.
Example sentences
Hon besökte en hemsida.
indefinite singular
Hon besökte hemsidan.
definite singular
Företaget skapar hemsidor.
plural
Why is hemsida an en-word?
Nouns with an unstressed -a ending 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 hemsida en or ett in Swedish?
- Hemsida (meaning "homepage") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en hemsida. Definite: hemsidan. Plural: hemsidor. Definite plural: hemsidorna.
- What is the definite form of hemsida?
- The definite singular of hemsida is hemsidan. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is hemsidorna.
- What is the plural of hemsida in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of hemsida is hemsidor. The definite plural is hemsidorna.
- Why is hemsida an en-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Hemsida follows this pattern.