En eller ett?
en konsument
en-wordKonsument (meaning "consumer") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: konsumenten. Indefinite plural: konsumenter. Definite plural: konsumenterna.
Example sentences
en konsument köper varor.
indefinite singular
Hon kontaktade konsumenten.
definite singular
Butiken har konsumenter.
plural
Why is konsument an en-word?
Nouns ending in -ment are almost always ett-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 konsument en or ett in Swedish?
- Konsument (meaning "consumer") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en konsument. Definite: konsumenten. Plural: konsumenter. Definite plural: konsumenterna.
- What is the definite form of konsument?
- The definite singular of konsument is konsumenten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is konsumenterna.
- What is the plural of konsument in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of konsument is konsumenter. The definite plural is konsumenterna.
- Why is konsument an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ment are almost always ett-words. Konsument follows this pattern.