En eller ett?
en tanke
en-wordTanke (meaning "thought") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: tanken. Indefinite plural: tankar. Definite plural: tankarna.
Example sentences
Det var bara en tanke.
indefinite singular
Jag förstår tanken.
definite singular
Hjärnor föder tankar.
plural
Why is tanke an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is tanke en or ett in Swedish?
- Tanke (meaning "thought") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en tanke. Definite: tanken. Plural: tankar. Definite plural: tankarna.
- What is the definite form of tanke?
- The definite singular of tanke is tanken. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is tankarna.
- What is the plural of tanke in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of tanke is tankar. The definite plural is tankarna.
- Why is tanke an en-word?
- Tanke doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.