En eller ett?
en olikhet
en-wordOlikhet (meaning "inequality") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: olikheten. Indefinite plural: olikheter. Definite plural: olikheterna.
Example sentences
Det finns en olikhet mellan dem.
indefinite singular
Hon betonade olikheten.
definite singular
Vi ser olikheter.
plural
Why is olikhet 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 olikhet en or ett in Swedish?
- Olikhet (meaning "inequality") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en olikhet. Definite: olikheten. Plural: olikheter. Definite plural: olikheterna.
- What is the definite form of olikhet?
- The definite singular of olikhet is olikheten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is olikheterna.
- What is the plural of olikhet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of olikhet is olikheter. The definite plural is olikheterna.
- Why is olikhet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -het are almost always en-words. Olikhet follows this pattern.