En eller ett?
en sång
en-wordSång (meaning "singing") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: sången. Indefinite plural: sånger. Definite plural: sångerna.
Example sentences
De sjöng en sång.
indefinite singular
Hon sjöng sången.
definite singular
Radion spelar sånger.
plural
Why is sång an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is sång en or ett in Swedish?
- Sång (meaning "singing") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en sång. Definite: sången. Plural: sånger. Definite plural: sångerna.
- What is the definite form of sång?
- The definite singular of sång is sången. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is sångerna.
- What is the plural of sång in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of sång is sånger. The definite plural is sångerna.
- Why is sång an en-word?
- Sång doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.