En eller ett?
en källa
en-wordKälla (meaning "source") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: källan. Indefinite plural: källor. Definite plural: källorna.
Example sentences
Han uppgav en källa.
indefinite singular
Han uppgav källan.
definite singular
Författaren uppgav sina källor.
plural
Why is källa an en-word?
Nouns with an unstressed -a ending 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 källa en or ett in Swedish?
- Källa (meaning "source") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en källa. Definite: källan. Plural: källor. Definite plural: källorna.
- What is the definite form of källa?
- The definite singular of källa is källan. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is källorna.
- What is the plural of källa in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of källa is källor. The definite plural is källorna.
- Why is källa an en-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Källa follows this pattern.