En eller ett?
en militär
en-wordMilitär (meaning "military") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: militären. Indefinite plural: militärer. Definite plural: militärerna.
Example sentences
Hon är en militär.
indefinite singular
Hon kontaktade militären.
definite singular
Stater utbildar militärer.
plural
Why is militär an en-word?
Animals and people 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 militär en or ett in Swedish?
- Militär (meaning "military") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en militär. Definite: militären. Plural: militärer. Definite plural: militärerna.
- What is the definite form of militär?
- The definite singular of militär is militären. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is militärerna.
- What is the plural of militär in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of militär is militärer. The definite plural is militärerna.
- Why is militär an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Militär follows this pattern.