En eller ett?
ett ställe
ett-wordStälle (meaning "place") is a neuter noun in Swedish - it takes the article ett. Definite singular: stället. Indefinite plural: ställen. Definite plural: ställena.
Example sentences
Det var ett ställe att besöka.
indefinite singular
Han hittade stället.
definite singular
De besökte olika ställen.
plural
Why is ställe an ett-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is ställe en or ett in Swedish?
- Ställe (meaning "place") is an ett-word in Swedish. Indefinite: ett ställe. Definite: stället. Plural: ställen. Definite plural: ställena.
- What is the definite form of ställe?
- The definite singular of ställe is stället. Ett-words take the suffix ‑et in the definite singular. The definite plural is ställena.
- What is the plural of ställe in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of ställe is ställen. The definite plural is ställena.
- Why is ställe an ett-word?
- Ställe doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.