En eller ett?
en konung
en-wordKonung (meaning "king") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: konungen. Indefinite plural: kungar. Definite plural: kungarna.
Example sentences
Folket hyllade en konung.
indefinite singular
Folket hyllade konungen.
definite singular
Länderna styrs av konungar.
plural
Why is konung 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 konung en or ett in Swedish?
- Konung (meaning "king") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en konung. Definite: konungen. Plural: kungar. Definite plural: kungarna.
- What is the definite form of konung?
- The definite singular of konung is konungen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is kungarna.
- What is the plural of konung in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of konung is kungar. The definite plural is kungarna.
- Why is konung an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Konung follows this pattern.