En eller ett?
en statistik
en-wordStatistik (meaning "statistics") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: statistiken. Indefinite plural: statistiker. Definite plural: statistikerna.
Example sentences
De samlade statistik.
indefinite singular
De analyserar statistiken.
definite singular
Forskarna jämför olika statistiker.
plural
Why is statistik an en-word?
Nouns ending in -ik 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 statistik en or ett in Swedish?
- Statistik (meaning "statistics") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en statistik. Definite: statistiken. Plural: statistiker. Definite plural: statistikerna.
- What is the definite form of statistik?
- The definite singular of statistik is statistiken. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is statistikerna.
- What is the plural of statistik in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of statistik is statistiker. The definite plural is statistikerna.
- Why is statistik an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ik are almost always en-words. Statistik follows this pattern.