En eller ett?
en ledare
en-wordLedare (meaning "leader") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: ledaren. Indefinite plural: ledare. Definite plural: ledarna.
Example sentences
Han är en ledare.
indefinite singular
Hon följer ledaren.
definite singular
Gruppen har ledare.
plural
Why is ledare 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 ledare en or ett in Swedish?
- Ledare (meaning "leader") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en ledare. Definite: ledaren. Plural: ledare. Definite plural: ledarna.
- What is the definite form of ledare?
- The definite singular of ledare is ledaren. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is ledarna.
- What is the plural of ledare in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of ledare is ledare. The definite plural is ledarna.
- Why is ledare an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -are are almost always en-words. Ledare follows this pattern.