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