En eller ett?
en statsminister
en-wordStatsminister (meaning "prime minister") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: statsministern. Indefinite plural: statsministrar. Definite plural: statsministrarna.
Example sentences
Han är en statsminister.
indefinite singular
Vi mötte statsministern.
definite singular
Norden har statsministrar.
plural
Why is statsminister 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 statsminister en or ett in Swedish?
- Statsminister (meaning "prime minister") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en statsminister. Definite: statsministern. Plural: statsministrar. Definite plural: statsministrarna.
- What is the definite form of statsminister?
- The definite singular of statsminister is statsministern. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is statsministrarna.
- What is the plural of statsminister in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of statsminister is statsministrar. The definite plural is statsministrarna.
- Why is statsminister an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Statsminister follows this pattern.