En eller ett?
ett spår
ett-wordSpår (meaning "track") is a neuter noun in Swedish - it takes the article ett. Definite singular: spåret. Indefinite plural: spår. Definite plural: spåren.
Example sentences
Polisen hittade ett spår.
indefinite singular
Hunden följde spåret.
definite singular
Djur lämnar spår.
plural
Why is spår an ett-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is spår en or ett in Swedish?
- Spår (meaning "track") is an ett-word in Swedish. Indefinite: ett spår. Definite: spåret. Plural: spår. Definite plural: spåren.
- What is the definite form of spår?
- The definite singular of spår is spåret. Ett-words take the suffix ‑et in the definite singular. The definite plural is spåren.
- What is the plural of spår in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of spår is spår. The definite plural is spåren.
- Why is spår an ett-word?
- Spår doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.