En eller ett?
ett offer
ett-wordOffer (meaning "victims") is a neuter noun in Swedish - it takes the article ett. Definite singular: offret. Indefinite plural: offer. Definite plural: offren.
Example sentences
Han blev ett offer för brottet.
indefinite singular
Han hjälpte offret.
definite singular
Polisen identifierade alla offer.
plural
Why is offer an ett-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 ett-words
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Frequently asked questions
- Is offer en or ett in Swedish?
- Offer (meaning "victims") is an ett-word in Swedish. Indefinite: ett offer. Definite: offret. Plural: offer. Definite plural: offren.
- What is the definite form of offer?
- The definite singular of offer is offret. Ett-words take the suffix ‑et in the definite singular. The definite plural is offren.
- What is the plural of offer in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of offer is offer. The definite plural is offren.
- Why is offer an ett-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Offer follows this pattern.