En eller ett?
en lägenhet
en-wordLägenhet (meaning "apartment") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: lägenheten. Indefinite plural: lägenheter. Definite plural: lägenheterna.
Example sentences
Hon bor i en lägenhet.
indefinite singular
Hon städar lägenheten.
definite singular
Huset rymmer lägenheter.
plural
Why is lägenhet an en-word?
Nouns ending in -het 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 lägenhet en or ett in Swedish?
- Lägenhet (meaning "apartment") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en lägenhet. Definite: lägenheten. Plural: lägenheter. Definite plural: lägenheterna.
- What is the definite form of lägenhet?
- The definite singular of lägenhet is lägenheten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is lägenheterna.
- What is the plural of lägenhet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of lägenhet is lägenheter. The definite plural is lägenheterna.
- Why is lägenhet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -het are almost always en-words. Lägenhet follows this pattern.