En eller ett?
en semester
en-wordSemester (meaning "holiday") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: semestern. Indefinite plural: semestrar. Definite plural: semestrarna.
Example sentences
Han tog en semester.
indefinite singular
Han planerade semestern.
definite singular
De planerade sina semestrar.
plural
Why is semester an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is semester en or ett in Swedish?
- Semester (meaning "holiday") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en semester. Definite: semestern. Plural: semestrar. Definite plural: semestrarna.
- What is the definite form of semester?
- The definite singular of semester is semestern. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is semestrarna.
- What is the plural of semester in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of semester is semestrar. The definite plural is semestrarna.
- Why is semester an en-word?
- Semester doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.