En eller ett?
en nyhet
en-wordNyhet (meaning "novelty") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: nyheten. Indefinite plural: nyheter. Definite plural: nyheterna.
Example sentences
Han läste en nyhet på Internet.
indefinite singular
Hon berättade nyheten.
definite singular
Tidningarna skriver om nyheter.
plural
Why is nyhet an en-word?
Nouns ending in -het 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 nyhet en or ett in Swedish?
- Nyhet (meaning "novelty") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en nyhet. Definite: nyheten. Plural: nyheter. Definite plural: nyheterna.
- What is the definite form of nyhet?
- The definite singular of nyhet is nyheten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is nyheterna.
- What is the plural of nyhet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of nyhet is nyheter. The definite plural is nyheterna.
- Why is nyhet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -het are almost always en-words. Nyhet follows this pattern.