En eller ett?
en praktik
en-wordPraktik (meaning "practice") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: praktiken. Indefinite plural: praktiker. Definite plural: praktikerna.
Example sentences
Hon fick en praktik på sjukhuset.
indefinite singular
Hon avslutade praktiken.
definite singular
Elever gör praktiker.
plural
Why is praktik an en-word?
Nouns ending in -ik 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 praktik en or ett in Swedish?
- Praktik (meaning "practice") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en praktik. Definite: praktiken. Plural: praktiker. Definite plural: praktikerna.
- What is the definite form of praktik?
- The definite singular of praktik is praktiken. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is praktikerna.
- What is the plural of praktik in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of praktik is praktiker. The definite plural is praktikerna.
- Why is praktik an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ik are almost always en-words. Praktik follows this pattern.