En eller ett?
en skada
en-wordSkada (meaning "damage") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: skadan. Indefinite plural: skador. Definite plural: skadorna.
Example sentences
Han fick en skada.
indefinite singular
Han anmälde skadan.
definite singular
Han anmälde sina skador.
plural
Why is skada an en-word?
Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words
This is one of 30 rules of thumb in Artikulera for predicting Swedish grammatical gender. The rule isn't absolute, but it holds for the vast majority of nouns that match the pattern.
Rare exceptions exist, but this rule correctly predicts the gender of most Swedish nouns that match the pattern.
Same rule - also en-words
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Frequently asked questions
- Is skada en or ett in Swedish?
- Skada (meaning "damage") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en skada. Definite: skadan. Plural: skador. Definite plural: skadorna.
- What is the definite form of skada?
- The definite singular of skada is skadan. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is skadorna.
- What is the plural of skada in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of skada is skador. The definite plural is skadorna.
- Why is skada an en-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Skada follows this pattern.