En eller ett?
en kamera
en-wordKamera (meaning "camera") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: kameran. Indefinite plural: kameror. Definite plural: kamerorna.
Example sentences
Hon tar en bild med en kamera.
indefinite singular
Hon glömde kameran.
definite singular
Vi har kameror.
plural
Why is kamera 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 kamera en or ett in Swedish?
- Kamera (meaning "camera") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en kamera. Definite: kameran. Plural: kameror. Definite plural: kamerorna.
- What is the definite form of kamera?
- The definite singular of kamera is kameran. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is kamerorna.
- What is the plural of kamera in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of kamera is kameror. The definite plural is kamerorna.
- Why is kamera an en-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Kamera follows this pattern.