En eller ett?
en kvinna
en-wordKvinna (meaning "woman") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: kvinnan. Indefinite plural: kvinnor. Definite plural: kvinnorna.
Example sentences
en kvinna läser boken.
indefinite singular
Hon letade efter kvinnan.
definite singular
Kvinnor läser boken.
plural
Why is kvinna an en-word?
Nouns with an unstressed -a ending 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 kvinna en or ett in Swedish?
- Kvinna (meaning "woman") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en kvinna. Definite: kvinnan. Plural: kvinnor. Definite plural: kvinnorna.
- What is the definite form of kvinna?
- The definite singular of kvinna is kvinnan. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is kvinnorna.
- What is the plural of kvinna in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of kvinna is kvinnor. The definite plural is kvinnorna.
- Why is kvinna an en-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Kvinna follows this pattern.