En eller ett?
en lärare
en-wordLärare (meaning "teacher") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: läraren. Indefinite plural: lärare. Definite plural: lärarna.
Example sentences
en lärare undervisar i klassrummet.
indefinite singular
Hon lyssnar på läraren.
definite singular
Skolan har lärare.
plural
Why is lärare an en-word?
Nouns ending in -are 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 lärare en or ett in Swedish?
- Lärare (meaning "teacher") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en lärare. Definite: läraren. Plural: lärare. Definite plural: lärarna.
- What is the definite form of lärare?
- The definite singular of lärare is läraren. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is lärarna.
- What is the plural of lärare in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of lärare is lärare. The definite plural is lärarna.
- Why is lärare an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -are are almost always en-words. Lärare follows this pattern.