En eller ett?
en tisdag
en-wordTisdag (meaning "tuesday") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: tisdagen. Indefinite plural: tisdagar. Definite plural: tisdagarna.
Example sentences
Det hände en tisdag.
indefinite singular
Han glömde tisdagen.
definite singular
Han arbetar på tisdagar.
plural
Why is tisdag an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is tisdag en or ett in Swedish?
- Tisdag (meaning "tuesday") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en tisdag. Definite: tisdagen. Plural: tisdagar. Definite plural: tisdagarna.
- What is the definite form of tisdag?
- The definite singular of tisdag is tisdagen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is tisdagarna.
- What is the plural of tisdag in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of tisdag is tisdagar. The definite plural is tisdagarna.
- Why is tisdag an en-word?
- Tisdag doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.