En eller ett?
en spelare
en-wordSpelare (meaning "player") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: spelaren. Indefinite plural: spelare. Definite plural: spelarna.
Example sentences
Han är en spelare.
indefinite singular
Han hejade på spelaren.
definite singular
Spelarna lämnade planen.
plural
Why is spelare an en-word?
Nouns ending in -are 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 spelare en or ett in Swedish?
- Spelare (meaning "player") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en spelare. Definite: spelaren. Plural: spelare. Definite plural: spelarna.
- What is the definite form of spelare?
- The definite singular of spelare is spelaren. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is spelarna.
- What is the plural of spelare in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of spelare is spelare. The definite plural is spelarna.
- Why is spelare an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -are are almost always en-words. Spelare follows this pattern.