En eller ett?
en ordförande
en-wordOrdförande (meaning "president") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: ordföranden. Indefinite plural: ordförande. Definite plural: ordförandena.
Example sentences
Föreningens ordförande öppnade mötet.
indefinite singular
Hon kontaktade ordföranden.
definite singular
Möten behöver ordförande.
plural
Why is ordförande an en-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 en-words
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Frequently asked questions
- Is ordförande en or ett in Swedish?
- Ordförande (meaning "president") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en ordförande. Definite: ordföranden. Plural: ordförande. Definite plural: ordförandena.
- What is the definite form of ordförande?
- The definite singular of ordförande is ordföranden. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is ordförandena.
- What is the plural of ordförande in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of ordförande is ordförande. The definite plural is ordförandena.
- Why is ordförande an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Ordförande follows this pattern.