En eller ett?
en service
en-wordService is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en.
Example sentences
Hotellet erbjöd en service.
indefinite singular
Hon förbättrade servicen.
definite singular
Vi utför servicar.
plural
Why is service an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is service en or ett in Swedish?
- Service is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en service. Definite: servicen. Plural: servicer. Definite plural: servicerna.
- What is the definite form of service?
- The definite singular of service is servicen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is servicerna.
- What is the plural of service in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of service is servicer. The definite plural is servicerna.
- Why is service an en-word?
- Service doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.