En eller ett?
en högskola
en-wordHögskola (meaning "college") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: högskolan. Indefinite plural: högskolor. Definite plural: högskolorna.
Example sentences
Hon studerar vid en högskola.
indefinite singular
Hon besökte högskolan.
definite singular
Sverige har högskolor.
plural
Why is högskola 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 högskola en or ett in Swedish?
- Högskola (meaning "college") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en högskola. Definite: högskolan. Plural: högskolor. Definite plural: högskolorna.
- What is the definite form of högskola?
- The definite singular of högskola is högskolan. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is högskolorna.
- What is the plural of högskola in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of högskola is högskolor. The definite plural is högskolorna.
- Why is högskola an en-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Högskola follows this pattern.