En eller ett?
en kyrka
en-wordKyrka (meaning "church") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: kyrkan. Indefinite plural: kyrkor. Definite plural: kyrkorna.
Example sentences
Han går till en kyrka.
indefinite singular
De besökte kyrkan.
definite singular
De besökte många kyrkor.
plural
Why is kyrka 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 kyrka en or ett in Swedish?
- Kyrka (meaning "church") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en kyrka. Definite: kyrkan. Plural: kyrkor. Definite plural: kyrkorna.
- What is the definite form of kyrka?
- The definite singular of kyrka is kyrkan. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is kyrkorna.
- What is the plural of kyrka in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of kyrka is kyrkor. The definite plural is kyrkorna.
- Why is kyrka an en-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Kyrka follows this pattern.