En eller ett?
en mun
en-wordMun (meaning "mouth") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: munen. Indefinite plural: munnar. Definite plural: munnarna.
Example sentences
Han öppnade en mun.
indefinite singular
Han öppnade munen.
definite singular
De öppnade sina munnar.
plural
Why is mun an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is mun en or ett in Swedish?
- Mun (meaning "mouth") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en mun. Definite: munen. Plural: munnar. Definite plural: munnarna.
- What is the definite form of mun?
- The definite singular of mun is munen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is munnarna.
- What is the plural of mun in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of mun is munnar. The definite plural is munnarna.
- Why is mun an en-word?
- Mun doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.