En eller ett?
en post
en-wordPost (meaning "mail") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: posten. Indefinite plural: post. Definite plural: posten.
Example sentences
Han väntar på en post.
indefinite singular
Hon hämtade posten.
definite singular
Brevbäraren delar ut post.
plural
Why is post an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is post en or ett in Swedish?
- Post (meaning "mail") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en post. Definite: posten. Plural: post. Definite plural: posten.
- What is the definite form of post?
- The definite singular of post is posten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is posten.
- What is the plural of post in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of post is post. The definite plural is posten.
- Why is post an en-word?
- Post doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.