En eller ett?
en olycka
en-wordOlycka (meaning "accident") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: olyckan. Indefinite plural: olyckor. Definite plural: olyckorna.
Example sentences
Han var med om en olycka.
indefinite singular
Han beskrev olyckan.
definite singular
Tidningarna rapporterade om flera olyckor.
plural
Why is olycka 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 olycka en or ett in Swedish?
- Olycka (meaning "accident") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en olycka. Definite: olyckan. Plural: olyckor. Definite plural: olyckorna.
- What is the definite form of olycka?
- The definite singular of olycka is olyckan. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is olyckorna.
- What is the plural of olycka in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of olycka is olyckor. The definite plural is olyckorna.
- Why is olycka an en-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Olycka follows this pattern.