En eller ett?
en jämställdhet
en-wordJämställdhet (meaning "equality") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: jämställdheten. Indefinite plural: jämställdheter. Definite plural: jämställdheterna.
Example sentences
Vi arbetar för jämställdhet.
indefinite singular
De kämpar för jämställdheten.
definite singular
Länderna jämför sina jämställdheter.
plural
Why is jämställdhet an en-word?
Nouns ending in -het 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 jämställdhet en or ett in Swedish?
- Jämställdhet (meaning "equality") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en jämställdhet. Definite: jämställdheten. Plural: jämställdheter. Definite plural: jämställdheterna.
- What is the definite form of jämställdhet?
- The definite singular of jämställdhet is jämställdheten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is jämställdheterna.
- What is the plural of jämställdhet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of jämställdhet is jämställdheter. The definite plural is jämställdheterna.
- Why is jämställdhet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -het are almost always en-words. Jämställdhet follows this pattern.