En eller ett?
en integritet
en-wordIntegritet (meaning "integrity") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: integriteten. Indefinite plural: integriteter. Definite plural: integriteterna.
Example sentences
Systemet skyddar en integritet.
indefinite singular
Han värnar integriteten.
definite singular
Systemet skyddar deras integriteter.
plural
Why is integritet an en-word?
Nouns ending in -itet 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 integritet en or ett in Swedish?
- Integritet (meaning "integrity") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en integritet. Definite: integriteten. Plural: integriteter. Definite plural: integriteterna.
- What is the definite form of integritet?
- The definite singular of integritet is integriteten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is integriteterna.
- What is the plural of integritet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of integritet is integriteter. The definite plural is integriteterna.
- Why is integritet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -itet are almost always en-words. Integritet follows this pattern.