En eller ett?
ett öga
ett-wordÖga (meaning "eye") is a neuter noun in Swedish - it takes the article ett. Definite singular: ögat. Indefinite plural: ögon. Definite plural: ögonen.
Example sentences
Han blinkade med ett öga.
indefinite singular
Han skadade ögat.
definite singular
Ansikten har ögon.
plural
Why is öga an ett-word?
Nouns with an unstressed -a ending 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 ett-words
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Frequently asked questions
- Is öga en or ett in Swedish?
- Öga (meaning "eye") is an ett-word in Swedish. Indefinite: ett öga. Definite: ögat. Plural: ögon. Definite plural: ögonen.
- What is the definite form of öga?
- The definite singular of öga is ögat. Ett-words take the suffix ‑et in the definite singular. The definite plural is ögonen.
- What is the plural of öga in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of öga is ögon. The definite plural is ögonen.
- Why is öga an ett-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Öga follows this pattern.