En eller ett?
en moderat
en-wordModerat (meaning "moderate") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: moderaten. Indefinite plural: moderater. Definite plural: moderaterna.
Example sentences
Han röstade på en moderat.
indefinite singular
Hon ringde moderaten.
definite singular
Partiet har moderater.
plural
Why is moderat 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 moderat en or ett in Swedish?
- Moderat (meaning "moderate") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en moderat. Definite: moderaten. Plural: moderater. Definite plural: moderaterna.
- What is the definite form of moderat?
- The definite singular of moderat is moderaten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is moderaterna.
- What is the plural of moderat in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of moderat is moderater. The definite plural is moderaterna.
- Why is moderat an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Moderat follows this pattern.