En eller ett?
en tjänsteman
en-wordTjänsteman (meaning "official") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: tjänstemannen. Indefinite plural: tjänstemän. Definite plural: tjänstemännen.
Example sentences
Han är en tjänsteman.
indefinite singular
Han ringer tjänstemannen.
definite singular
Kontor har tjänstemän.
plural
Why is tjänsteman an en-word?
Animals and people 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 tjänsteman en or ett in Swedish?
- Tjänsteman (meaning "official") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en tjänsteman. Definite: tjänstemannen. Plural: tjänstemän. Definite plural: tjänstemännen.
- What is the definite form of tjänsteman?
- The definite singular of tjänsteman is tjänstemannen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is tjänstemännen.
- What is the plural of tjänsteman in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of tjänsteman is tjänstemän. The definite plural is tjänstemännen.
- Why is tjänsteman an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Tjänsteman follows this pattern.