En eller ett?
en talare
en-wordTalare (meaning "speaker") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: talaren. Indefinite plural: talare. Definite plural: talarna.
Example sentences
Hon är en talare.
indefinite singular
Hon introducerade talaren.
definite singular
Konferensen bokar talare.
plural
Why is talare an en-word?
Nouns ending in -are 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 talare en or ett in Swedish?
- Talare (meaning "speaker") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en talare. Definite: talaren. Plural: talare. Definite plural: talarna.
- What is the definite form of talare?
- The definite singular of talare is talaren. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is talarna.
- What is the plural of talare in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of talare is talare. The definite plural is talarna.
- Why is talare an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -are are almost always en-words. Talare follows this pattern.