En eller ett?
en skyldighet
en-wordSkyldighet (meaning "obligation") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: skyldigheten. Indefinite plural: skyldigheter. Definite plural: skyldigheterna.
Example sentences
Han kände en skyldighet.
indefinite singular
Han fullgjorde skyldigheten.
definite singular
Medborgarna har många skyldigheter.
plural
Why is skyldighet an en-word?
Nouns ending in -het 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 skyldighet en or ett in Swedish?
- Skyldighet (meaning "obligation") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en skyldighet. Definite: skyldigheten. Plural: skyldigheter. Definite plural: skyldigheterna.
- What is the definite form of skyldighet?
- The definite singular of skyldighet is skyldigheten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is skyldigheterna.
- What is the plural of skyldighet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of skyldighet is skyldigheter. The definite plural is skyldigheterna.
- Why is skyldighet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -het are almost always en-words. Skyldighet follows this pattern.