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en lördag
en-wordLördag (meaning "saturday") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: lördagen. Indefinite plural: lördagar. Definite plural: lördagarna.
Example sentences
Vi ses på lördag.
indefinite singular
Han njöt av lördagen.
definite singular
Han arbetar på lördagar.
plural
Why is lördag an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is lördag en or ett in Swedish?
- Lördag (meaning "saturday") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en lördag. Definite: lördagen. Plural: lördagar. Definite plural: lördagarna.
- What is the definite form of lördag?
- The definite singular of lördag is lördagen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is lördagarna.
- What is the plural of lördag in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of lördag is lördagar. The definite plural is lördagarna.
- Why is lördag an en-word?
- Lördag doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.