En eller ett?
en politiker
en-wordPolitiker (meaning "politician") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: politikern. Indefinite plural: politiker. Definite plural: politikerna.
Example sentences
en politiker talar i tv.
indefinite singular
Hon kontaktade politikern.
definite singular
Folket väljer politiker.
plural
Why is politiker 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 politiker en or ett in Swedish?
- Politiker (meaning "politician") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en politiker. Definite: politikern. Plural: politiker. Definite plural: politikerna.
- What is the definite form of politiker?
- The definite singular of politiker is politikern. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is politikerna.
- What is the plural of politiker in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of politiker is politiker. The definite plural is politikerna.
- Why is politiker an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Politiker follows this pattern.