En eller ett?
en riksdag
en-wordRiksdag (meaning "parliament") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: riksdagen. Indefinite plural: riksdagar. Definite plural: riksdagarna.
Example sentences
Landet har en riksdag.
indefinite singular
Kungen öppnade riksdagen.
definite singular
Världen har riksdagar.
plural
Why is riksdag an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is riksdag en or ett in Swedish?
- Riksdag (meaning "parliament") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en riksdag. Definite: riksdagen. Plural: riksdagar. Definite plural: riksdagarna.
- What is the definite form of riksdag?
- The definite singular of riksdag is riksdagen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is riksdagarna.
- What is the plural of riksdag in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of riksdag is riksdagar. The definite plural is riksdagarna.
- Why is riksdag an en-word?
- Riksdag doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.