En eller ett?
en skiva
en-wordSkiva (meaning "disc") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: skivan. Indefinite plural: skivor. Definite plural: skivorna.
Example sentences
Han lyssnade på en skiva.
indefinite singular
Han lyssnade på skivan.
definite singular
Samlingen har skivor.
plural
Why is skiva 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 skiva en or ett in Swedish?
- Skiva (meaning "disc") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en skiva. Definite: skivan. Plural: skivor. Definite plural: skivorna.
- What is the definite form of skiva?
- The definite singular of skiva is skivan. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is skivorna.
- What is the plural of skiva in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of skiva is skivor. The definite plural is skivorna.
- Why is skiva an en-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Skiva follows this pattern.