En eller ett?
en president
en-wordPresident (meaning "president") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: presidenten. Indefinite plural: presidenter. Definite plural: presidenterna.
Example sentences
Landets president talade till folket.
indefinite singular
De mötte presidenten.
definite singular
Länderna har presidenter.
plural
Why is president 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 president en or ett in Swedish?
- President (meaning "president") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en president. Definite: presidenten. Plural: presidenter. Definite plural: presidenterna.
- What is the definite form of president?
- The definite singular of president is presidenten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is presidenterna.
- What is the plural of president in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of president is presidenter. The definite plural is presidenterna.
- Why is president an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. President follows this pattern.