En eller ett?
en kollega
en-wordKollega (meaning "colleague") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: kollegan. Indefinite plural: kolleger. Definite plural: kollegerna.
Example sentences
Hon pratar med en kollega.
indefinite singular
Hon ringde kollegan.
definite singular
Anställda har kollegor.
plural
Why is kollega 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 kollega en or ett in Swedish?
- Kollega (meaning "colleague") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en kollega. Definite: kollegan. Plural: kolleger. Definite plural: kollegerna.
- What is the definite form of kollega?
- The definite singular of kollega is kollegan. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is kollegerna.
- What is the plural of kollega in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of kollega is kolleger. The definite plural is kollegerna.
- Why is kollega an en-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Kollega follows this pattern.