En eller ett?
en kandidat
en-wordKandidat (meaning "candidate") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: kandidaten. Indefinite plural: kandidater. Definite plural: kandidaterna.
Example sentences
Hon intervjuade en kandidat.
indefinite singular
Hon intervjuade kandidaten.
definite singular
Valet har kandidater.
plural
Why is kandidat 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 kandidat en or ett in Swedish?
- Kandidat (meaning "candidate") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en kandidat. Definite: kandidaten. Plural: kandidater. Definite plural: kandidaterna.
- What is the definite form of kandidat?
- The definite singular of kandidat is kandidaten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is kandidaterna.
- What is the plural of kandidat in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of kandidat is kandidater. The definite plural is kandidaterna.
- Why is kandidat an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Kandidat follows this pattern.