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en-wordRisk (meaning "risk") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: risken. Indefinite plural: risker. Definite plural: riskerna.
Example sentences
Han tog en risk.
indefinite singular
Han insåg risken.
definite singular
Företaget analyserar olika risker.
plural
Why is risk an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is risk en or ett in Swedish?
- Risk (meaning "risk") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en risk. Definite: risken. Plural: risker. Definite plural: riskerna.
- What is the definite form of risk?
- The definite singular of risk is risken. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is riskerna.
- What is the plural of risk in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of risk is risker. The definite plural is riskerna.
- Why is risk an en-word?
- Risk doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.