En eller ett?
en tingsrätt
en-wordTingsrätt (meaning "district court") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: tingsrätten. Indefinite plural: tingsrätter. Definite plural: tingsrätterna.
Example sentences
Målet prövades i en tingsrätt.
indefinite singular
De inväntade tingsrätten.
definite singular
Regioner har tingsrätter.
plural
Why is tingsrätt an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is tingsrätt en or ett in Swedish?
- Tingsrätt (meaning "district court") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en tingsrätt. Definite: tingsrätten. Plural: tingsrätter. Definite plural: tingsrätterna.
- What is the definite form of tingsrätt?
- The definite singular of tingsrätt is tingsrätten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is tingsrätterna.
- What is the plural of tingsrätt in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of tingsrätt is tingsrätter. The definite plural is tingsrätterna.
- Why is tingsrätt an en-word?
- Tingsrätt doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.