En eller ett?
en kommunist
en-wordKommunist (meaning "communist") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: kommunisten. Indefinite plural: kommunister. Definite plural: kommunisterna.
Example sentences
Hon samtalar med en kommunist.
indefinite singular
Hon talar med kommunisten.
definite singular
Partiet samlar kommunister.
plural
Why is kommunist 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 kommunist en or ett in Swedish?
- Kommunist (meaning "communist") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en kommunist. Definite: kommunisten. Plural: kommunister. Definite plural: kommunisterna.
- What is the definite form of kommunist?
- The definite singular of kommunist is kommunisten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is kommunisterna.
- What is the plural of kommunist in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of kommunist is kommunister. The definite plural is kommunisterna.
- Why is kommunist an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Kommunist follows this pattern.