En eller ett?
en karaktär
en-wordKaraktär (meaning "character") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: karaktären. Indefinite plural: karaktärer. Definite plural: karaktärerna.
Example sentences
Boken har en karaktär.
indefinite singular
Han beskriver karaktären.
definite singular
Författaren skapar karaktärer.
plural
Why is karaktär 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 karaktär en or ett in Swedish?
- Karaktär (meaning "character") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en karaktär. Definite: karaktären. Plural: karaktärer. Definite plural: karaktärerna.
- What is the definite form of karaktär?
- The definite singular of karaktär is karaktären. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is karaktärerna.
- What is the plural of karaktär in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of karaktär is karaktärer. The definite plural is karaktärerna.
- Why is karaktär an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Karaktär follows this pattern.