En eller ett?
en torsdag
en-wordTorsdag (meaning "thursday") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: torsdagen. Indefinite plural: torsdagar. Definite plural: torsdagarna.
Example sentences
Det skedde en torsdag.
indefinite singular
Vi planerar torsdagen.
definite singular
Veckor har torsdagar.
plural
Why is torsdag an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is torsdag en or ett in Swedish?
- Torsdag (meaning "thursday") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en torsdag. Definite: torsdagen. Plural: torsdagar. Definite plural: torsdagarna.
- What is the definite form of torsdag?
- The definite singular of torsdag is torsdagen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is torsdagarna.
- What is the plural of torsdag in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of torsdag is torsdagar. The definite plural is torsdagarna.
- Why is torsdag an en-word?
- Torsdag doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.