En eller ett?
en journalist
en-wordJournalist (meaning "journalist") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: journalisten. Indefinite plural: journalister. Definite plural: journalisterna.
Example sentences
en journalist skriver en artikel.
indefinite singular
Hon ringde journalisten.
definite singular
Medier anställer journalister.
plural
Why is journalist 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 journalist en or ett in Swedish?
- Journalist (meaning "journalist") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en journalist. Definite: journalisten. Plural: journalister. Definite plural: journalisterna.
- What is the definite form of journalist?
- The definite singular of journalist is journalisten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is journalisterna.
- What is the plural of journalist in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of journalist is journalister. The definite plural is journalisterna.
- Why is journalist an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Journalist follows this pattern.