En eller ett?
en invandrare
en-wordInvandrare (meaning "immigrant") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: invandraren. Indefinite plural: invandrare. Definite plural: invandrarna.
Example sentences
Hon talade med en invandrare.
indefinite singular
Hon hjälpte invandraren.
definite singular
Samhället välkomnar invandrare.
plural
Why is invandrare an en-word?
Nouns ending in -are 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 invandrare en or ett in Swedish?
- Invandrare (meaning "immigrant") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en invandrare. Definite: invandraren. Plural: invandrare. Definite plural: invandrarna.
- What is the definite form of invandrare?
- The definite singular of invandrare is invandraren. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is invandrarna.
- What is the plural of invandrare in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of invandrare is invandrare. The definite plural is invandrarna.
- Why is invandrare an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -are are almost always en-words. Invandrare follows this pattern.