En eller ett?
en pojke
en-wordPojke (meaning "boy") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: pojken. Indefinite plural: pojkar. Definite plural: pojkarna.
Example sentences
en pojke leker i parken.
indefinite singular
Hon kramar pojken.
definite singular
Gården har pojkar.
plural
Why is pojke 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 pojke en or ett in Swedish?
- Pojke (meaning "boy") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en pojke. Definite: pojken. Plural: pojkar. Definite plural: pojkarna.
- What is the definite form of pojke?
- The definite singular of pojke is pojken. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is pojkarna.
- What is the plural of pojke in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of pojke is pojkar. The definite plural is pojkarna.
- Why is pojke an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Pojke follows this pattern.