En eller ett?
en kritik
en-wordKritik (meaning "criticism") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: kritiken. Indefinite plural: kritiker. Definite plural: kritikerna.
Example sentences
Han framförde kritik mot förslaget.
indefinite singular
Hon framförde kritiken.
definite singular
De framförde sina kritiker.
plural
Why is kritik an en-word?
Nouns ending in -ik 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 kritik en or ett in Swedish?
- Kritik (meaning "criticism") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en kritik. Definite: kritiken. Plural: kritiker. Definite plural: kritikerna.
- What is the definite form of kritik?
- The definite singular of kritik is kritiken. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is kritikerna.
- What is the plural of kritik in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of kritik is kritiker. The definite plural is kritikerna.
- Why is kritik an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ik are almost always en-words. Kritik follows this pattern.