En eller ett?
en konstnär
en-wordKonstnär (meaning "artist") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: konstnären. Indefinite plural: konstnärer. Definite plural: konstnärerna.
Example sentences
en konstnär målar en tavla.
indefinite singular
Hon beundrar konstnären.
definite singular
Konstnärer målar tavlor.
plural
Why is konstnär 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 konstnär en or ett in Swedish?
- Konstnär (meaning "artist") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en konstnär. Definite: konstnären. Plural: konstnärer. Definite plural: konstnärerna.
- What is the definite form of konstnär?
- The definite singular of konstnär is konstnären. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is konstnärerna.
- What is the plural of konstnär in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of konstnär is konstnärer. The definite plural is konstnärerna.
- Why is konstnär an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Konstnär follows this pattern.