En eller ett?
en kvalitet
en-wordKvalitet (meaning "quality") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: kvaliteten. Indefinite plural: kvaliteter. Definite plural: kvaliteterna.
Example sentences
Företaget arbetar med kvalitet.
indefinite singular
Hon bevisade kvaliteten.
definite singular
De jämför sina kvaliteter.
plural
Why is kvalitet an en-word?
Nouns ending in -itet 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 kvalitet en or ett in Swedish?
- Kvalitet (meaning "quality") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en kvalitet. Definite: kvaliteten. Plural: kvaliteter. Definite plural: kvaliteterna.
- What is the definite form of kvalitet?
- The definite singular of kvalitet is kvaliteten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is kvaliteterna.
- What is the plural of kvalitet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of kvalitet is kvaliteter. The definite plural is kvaliteterna.
- Why is kvalitet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -itet are almost always en-words. Kvalitet follows this pattern.