En eller ett?
en karriär
en-wordKarriär (meaning "career") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: karriären. Indefinite plural: karriärer. Definite plural: karriärerna.
Example sentences
Hon påbörjade en karriär.
indefinite singular
Hon avslutade karriären.
definite singular
Folk bygger karriärer.
plural
Why is karriär an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is karriär en or ett in Swedish?
- Karriär (meaning "career") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en karriär. Definite: karriären. Plural: karriärer. Definite plural: karriärerna.
- What is the definite form of karriär?
- The definite singular of karriär is karriären. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is karriärerna.
- What is the plural of karriär in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of karriär is karriärer. The definite plural is karriärerna.
- Why is karriär an en-word?
- Karriär doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.