En eller ett?
en plats
en-wordPlats (meaning "place") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: platsen. Indefinite plural: platser. Definite plural: platserna.
Example sentences
Han tog en plats.
indefinite singular
Han tog platsen.
definite singular
De tog sina platser.
plural
Why is plats an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is plats en or ett in Swedish?
- Plats (meaning "place") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en plats. Definite: platsen. Plural: platser. Definite plural: platserna.
- What is the definite form of plats?
- The definite singular of plats is platsen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is platserna.
- What is the plural of plats in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of plats is platser. The definite plural is platserna.
- Why is plats an en-word?
- Plats doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.