En eller ett?
en majoritet
en-wordMajoritet (meaning "majority") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: majoriteten. Indefinite plural: majoriteter. Definite plural: majoriteterna.
Example sentences
en majoritet röstade för förslaget.
indefinite singular
Han förlorade majoriteten.
definite singular
Partierna bildar sina majoriteter.
plural
Why is majoritet an en-word?
Nouns ending in -itet 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 majoritet en or ett in Swedish?
- Majoritet (meaning "majority") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en majoritet. Definite: majoriteten. Plural: majoriteter. Definite plural: majoriteterna.
- What is the definite form of majoritet?
- The definite singular of majoritet is majoriteten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is majoriteterna.
- What is the plural of majoritet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of majoritet is majoriteter. The definite plural is majoriteterna.
- Why is majoritet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -itet are almost always en-words. Majoritet follows this pattern.