En eller ett?
en tillvaro
en-wordTillvaro (meaning "existence") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: tillvaron. Indefinite plural: tillvaror. Definite plural: tillvarorna.
Example sentences
Han levde en tillvaro.
indefinite singular
Han förändrade tillvaron.
definite singular
De jämför sina tillvaror.
plural
Why is tillvaro an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is tillvaro en or ett in Swedish?
- Tillvaro (meaning "existence") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en tillvaro. Definite: tillvaron. Plural: tillvaror. Definite plural: tillvarorna.
- What is the definite form of tillvaro?
- The definite singular of tillvaro is tillvaron. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is tillvarorna.
- What is the plural of tillvaro in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of tillvaro is tillvaror. The definite plural is tillvarorna.
- Why is tillvaro an en-word?
- Tillvaro doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.