En eller ett?
en republik
en-wordRepublik (meaning "republic") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: republiken. Indefinite plural: republiker. Definite plural: republikerna.
Example sentences
Landet bildade en republik.
indefinite singular
De försvarar republiken.
definite singular
Länderna försvarar sina republiker.
plural
Why is republik 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 republik en or ett in Swedish?
- Republik (meaning "republic") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en republik. Definite: republiken. Plural: republiker. Definite plural: republikerna.
- What is the definite form of republik?
- The definite singular of republik is republiken. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is republikerna.
- What is the plural of republik in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of republik is republiker. The definite plural is republikerna.
- Why is republik an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ik are almost always en-words. Republik follows this pattern.