En eller ett?
en trafik
en-wordTrafik (meaning "traffic") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: trafiken. Indefinite plural: trafik. Definite plural: trafiken.
Example sentences
Det var en trafik på vägen.
indefinite singular
De omdirigerade trafiken.
definite singular
Vägar har trafik.
plural
Why is trafik an en-word?
Nouns ending in -ik 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 trafik en or ett in Swedish?
- Trafik (meaning "traffic") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en trafik. Definite: trafiken. Plural: trafik. Definite plural: trafiken.
- What is the definite form of trafik?
- The definite singular of trafik is trafiken. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is trafiken.
- What is the plural of trafik in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of trafik is trafik. The definite plural is trafiken.
- Why is trafik an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ik are almost always en-words. Trafik follows this pattern.