En eller ett?
en hund
en-wordHund (meaning "dog") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: hunden. Indefinite plural: hundar. Definite plural: hundarna.
Example sentences
Mannen rastar en hund.
indefinite singular
Mannen rastar hunden.
definite singular
Parker har hundar.
plural
Why is hund 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 hund en or ett in Swedish?
- Hund (meaning "dog") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en hund. Definite: hunden. Plural: hundar. Definite plural: hundarna.
- What is the definite form of hund?
- The definite singular of hund is hunden. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is hundarna.
- What is the plural of hund in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of hund is hundar. The definite plural is hundarna.
- Why is hund an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Hund follows this pattern.