En eller ett?
en medicin
en-wordMedicin (meaning "medicine") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: medicinen. Indefinite plural: mediciner. Definite plural: medicinerna.
Example sentences
Han tar en medicin.
indefinite singular
Hon tar medicinen.
definite singular
Apotek säljer mediciner.
plural
Why is medicin an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is medicin en or ett in Swedish?
- Medicin (meaning "medicine") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en medicin. Definite: medicinen. Plural: mediciner. Definite plural: medicinerna.
- What is the definite form of medicin?
- The definite singular of medicin is medicinen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is medicinerna.
- What is the plural of medicin in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of medicin is mediciner. The definite plural is medicinerna.
- Why is medicin an en-word?
- Medicin doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.