En eller ett?
ett museum
ett-wordMuseum (meaning "museum") is a neuter noun in Swedish - it takes the article ett. Definite singular: museet. Indefinite plural: museer. Definite plural: museerna.
Example sentences
Vi besökte ett museum.
indefinite singular
Hon besökte museet.
definite singular
Städerna har många museer.
plural
Why is museum an ett-word?
Nouns ending in -um are almost always ett-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 ett-words
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Frequently asked questions
- Is museum en or ett in Swedish?
- Museum (meaning "museum") is an ett-word in Swedish. Indefinite: ett museum. Definite: museet. Plural: museer. Definite plural: museerna.
- What is the definite form of museum?
- The definite singular of museum is museet. Ett-words take the suffix ‑et in the definite singular. The definite plural is museerna.
- What is the plural of museum in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of museum is museer. The definite plural is museerna.
- Why is museum an ett-word?
- Nouns ending in -um are almost always ett-words. Museum follows this pattern.