En eller ett?
en skola
en-wordSkola (meaning "school") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: skolan. Indefinite plural: skolor. Definite plural: skolorna.
Example sentences
Han gick i en skola.
indefinite singular
Han älskar skolan.
definite singular
Barnen går i olika skolor.
plural
Why is skola 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 skola en or ett in Swedish?
- Skola (meaning "school") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en skola. Definite: skolan. Plural: skolor. Definite plural: skolorna.
- What is the definite form of skola?
- The definite singular of skola is skolan. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is skolorna.
- What is the plural of skola in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of skola is skolor. The definite plural is skolorna.
- Why is skola an en-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Skola follows this pattern.