En eller ett?
en svenska
en-wordSvenska (meaning "swedish") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: svenskan. Indefinite plural: svenska. Definite plural: svenskarna.
Example sentences
Hon lär sig en svenska.
indefinite singular
Hon förbättrar svenskan.
definite singular
Vi möter svenskor.
plural
Why is svenska an en-word?
Nouns with an unstressed -a ending 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 svenska en or ett in Swedish?
- Svenska (meaning "swedish") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en svenska. Definite: svenskan. Plural: svenska. Definite plural: svenskarna.
- What is the definite form of svenska?
- The definite singular of svenska is svenskan. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is svenskarna.
- What is the plural of svenska in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of svenska is svenska. The definite plural is svenskarna.
- Why is svenska an en-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Svenska follows this pattern.