En eller ett?
en kristdemokrat
en-wordKristdemokrat (meaning "christian democrat") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: kristdemokraten. Indefinite plural: kristdemokrater. Definite plural: kristdemokraterna.
Example sentences
Han talar med en kristdemokrat.
indefinite singular
Hon kontaktade kristdemokraten.
definite singular
Riksdagen har kristdemokrater.
plural
Why is kristdemokrat 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 kristdemokrat en or ett in Swedish?
- Kristdemokrat (meaning "christian democrat") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en kristdemokrat. Definite: kristdemokraten. Plural: kristdemokrater. Definite plural: kristdemokraterna.
- What is the definite form of kristdemokrat?
- The definite singular of kristdemokrat is kristdemokraten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is kristdemokraterna.
- What is the plural of kristdemokrat in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of kristdemokrat is kristdemokrater. The definite plural is kristdemokraterna.
- Why is kristdemokrat an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Kristdemokrat follows this pattern.