En eller ett?
en stund
en-wordStund (meaning "while") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: stunden. Indefinite plural: stunder. Definite plural: stunderna.
Example sentences
Han väntade en stund.
indefinite singular
Han väntade på stunden.
definite singular
De väntade i flera stunder.
plural
Why is stund an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is stund en or ett in Swedish?
- Stund (meaning "while") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en stund. Definite: stunden. Plural: stunder. Definite plural: stunderna.
- What is the definite form of stund?
- The definite singular of stund is stunden. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is stunderna.
- What is the plural of stund in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of stund is stunder. The definite plural is stunderna.
- Why is stund an en-word?
- Stund doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.