En eller ett?
en kund
en-wordKund (meaning "customer") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: kunden. Indefinite plural: kunder. Definite plural: kunderna.
Example sentences
en kund betalar i kassan.
indefinite singular
Hon ringde kunden.
definite singular
Butiker har kunder.
plural
Why is kund 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 kund en or ett in Swedish?
- Kund (meaning "customer") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en kund. Definite: kunden. Plural: kunder. Definite plural: kunderna.
- What is the definite form of kund?
- The definite singular of kund is kunden. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is kunderna.
- What is the plural of kund in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of kund is kunder. The definite plural is kunderna.
- Why is kund an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Kund follows this pattern.