En eller ett?
en morbror
en-wordMorbror (meaning "uncle") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: morbroren. Indefinite plural: morbröder. Definite plural: morbröderna.
Example sentences
Han hälsade på en morbror.
indefinite singular
Hon hälsade på morbroren.
definite singular
Släkten har morbröder.
plural
Why is morbror 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 morbror en or ett in Swedish?
- Morbror (meaning "uncle") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en morbror. Definite: morbroren. Plural: morbröder. Definite plural: morbröderna.
- What is the definite form of morbror?
- The definite singular of morbror is morbroren. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is morbröderna.
- What is the plural of morbror in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of morbror is morbröder. The definite plural is morbröderna.
- Why is morbror an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Morbror follows this pattern.