En eller ett?
en olja
en-wordOlja (meaning "oil") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: oljan. Indefinite plural: oljor. Definite plural: oljorna.
Example sentences
Bilen behöver olja.
indefinite singular
Han kontrollerar oljan.
definite singular
Länderna exporterar oljor.
plural
Why is olja an en-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 en-words
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Frequently asked questions
- Is olja en or ett in Swedish?
- Olja (meaning "oil") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en olja. Definite: oljan. Plural: oljor. Definite plural: oljorna.
- What is the definite form of olja?
- The definite singular of olja is oljan. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is oljorna.
- What is the plural of olja in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of olja is oljor. The definite plural is oljorna.
- Why is olja an en-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Olja follows this pattern.