En eller ett?
en socialdemokrat
en-wordSocialdemokrat (meaning "social democrat") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: socialdemokraten. Indefinite plural: socialdemokrater. Definite plural: socialdemokraterna.
Example sentences
Hon är en socialdemokrat.
indefinite singular
Hon lyssnade på socialdemokraten.
definite singular
Partiet har socialdemokrater.
plural
Why is socialdemokrat an en-word?
Animals and people 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 socialdemokrat en or ett in Swedish?
- Socialdemokrat (meaning "social democrat") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en socialdemokrat. Definite: socialdemokraten. Plural: socialdemokrater. Definite plural: socialdemokraterna.
- What is the definite form of socialdemokrat?
- The definite singular of socialdemokrat is socialdemokraten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is socialdemokraterna.
- What is the plural of socialdemokrat in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of socialdemokrat is socialdemokrater. The definite plural is socialdemokraterna.
- Why is socialdemokrat an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Socialdemokrat follows this pattern.