En eller ett?
en restaurang
en-wordRestaurang (meaning "restaurant") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: restaurangen. Indefinite plural: restauranter. Definite plural: restauranterna.
Example sentences
De gick till en restaurang.
indefinite singular
De öppnade restaurangen.
definite singular
De öppnade sina restauranter.
plural
Why is restaurang an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is restaurang en or ett in Swedish?
- Restaurang (meaning "restaurant") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en restaurang. Definite: restaurangen. Plural: restauranter. Definite plural: restauranterna.
- What is the definite form of restaurang?
- The definite singular of restaurang is restaurangen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is restauranterna.
- What is the plural of restaurang in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of restaurang is restauranter. The definite plural is restauranterna.
- Why is restaurang an en-word?
- Restaurang doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.