En eller ett?
en student
en-wordStudent (meaning "student") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: studenten. Indefinite plural: studenter. Definite plural: studenterna.
Example sentences
Hon är en student.
indefinite singular
Läraren hjälper studenten.
definite singular
Universitetet utbildar studenter.
plural
Why is student 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 student en or ett in Swedish?
- Student (meaning "student") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en student. Definite: studenten. Plural: studenter. Definite plural: studenterna.
- What is the definite form of student?
- The definite singular of student is studenten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is studenterna.
- What is the plural of student in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of student is studenter. The definite plural is studenterna.
- Why is student an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Student follows this pattern.