En eller ett?
en lön
en-wordLön (meaning "salary") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: lönen. Indefinite plural: löner. Definite plural: lönerna.
Example sentences
Han får en lön på fredag.
indefinite singular
Han fick lönen.
definite singular
Företaget betalar ut löner.
plural
Why is lön an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is lön en or ett in Swedish?
- Lön (meaning "salary") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en lön. Definite: lönen. Plural: löner. Definite plural: lönerna.
- What is the definite form of lön?
- The definite singular of lön is lönen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is lönerna.
- What is the plural of lön in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of lön is löner. The definite plural is lönerna.
- Why is lön an en-word?
- Lön doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.