En eller ett?
en ort
en-wordOrt (meaning "city") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: orten. Indefinite plural: ort. Definite plural: orten.
Example sentences
Han bor på en ort i norr.
indefinite singular
Han lämnade orten.
definite singular
De besökte flera orter.
plural
Why is ort an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is ort en or ett in Swedish?
- Ort (meaning "city") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en ort. Definite: orten. Plural: ort. Definite plural: orten.
- What is the definite form of ort?
- The definite singular of ort is orten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is orten.
- What is the plural of ort in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of ort is ort. The definite plural is orten.
- Why is ort an en-word?
- Ort doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.