En eller ett?
en minoritet
en-wordMinoritet (meaning "minority") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: minoriteten. Indefinite plural: minoriteter. Definite plural: minoriteterna.
Example sentences
Beslutet fattades av en minoritet.
indefinite singular
Han skyddade minoriteten.
definite singular
Länderna har flera minoriteter.
plural
Why is minoritet 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 minoritet en or ett in Swedish?
- Minoritet (meaning "minority") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en minoritet. Definite: minoriteten. Plural: minoriteter. Definite plural: minoriteterna.
- What is the definite form of minoritet?
- The definite singular of minoritet is minoriteten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is minoriteterna.
- What is the plural of minoritet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of minoritet is minoriteter. The definite plural is minoriteterna.
- Why is minoritet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -itet are almost always en-words. Minoritet follows this pattern.