En eller ett?
en medborgare
en-wordMedborgare (meaning "national") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: medborgaren. Indefinite plural: medborgare. Definite plural: medborgarna.
Example sentences
Han är en medborgare i Sverige.
indefinite singular
Han kontaktade medborgaren.
definite singular
Länderna kallar sina medborgare till röstning.
plural
Why is medborgare 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 medborgare en or ett in Swedish?
- Medborgare (meaning "national") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en medborgare. Definite: medborgaren. Plural: medborgare. Definite plural: medborgarna.
- What is the definite form of medborgare?
- The definite singular of medborgare is medborgaren. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is medborgarna.
- What is the plural of medborgare in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of medborgare is medborgare. The definite plural is medborgarna.
- Why is medborgare an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -are are almost always en-words. Medborgare follows this pattern.