En eller ett?
en kammare
en-wordKammare (meaning "chamber") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: kammaren. Indefinite plural: kamrar. Definite plural: kamrarna.
Example sentences
Hon gick in i en kammare.
indefinite singular
Hon städade kammaren.
definite singular
Huset har kammare.
plural
Why is kammare 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 kammare en or ett in Swedish?
- Kammare (meaning "chamber") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en kammare. Definite: kammaren. Plural: kamrar. Definite plural: kamrarna.
- What is the definite form of kammare?
- The definite singular of kammare is kammaren. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is kamrarna.
- What is the plural of kammare in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of kammare is kamrar. The definite plural is kamrarna.
- Why is kammare an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -are are almost always en-words. Kammare follows this pattern.