En eller ett?
en representant
en-wordRepresentant (meaning "representative") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: representanten. Indefinite plural: representanter. Definite plural: representanterna.
Example sentences
Han är en representant.
indefinite singular
De ringde representanten.
definite singular
Företag skickar representanter.
plural
Why is representant an en-word?
Nouns ending in -ant or -ent 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 representant en or ett in Swedish?
- Representant (meaning "representative") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en representant. Definite: representanten. Plural: representanter. Definite plural: representanterna.
- What is the definite form of representant?
- The definite singular of representant is representanten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is representanterna.
- What is the plural of representant in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of representant is representanter. The definite plural is representanterna.
- Why is representant an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ant or -ent are almost always en-words. Representant follows this pattern.