En eller ett?
en ungdom
en-wordUngdom (meaning "youth") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: ungdomen. Indefinite plural: ungdomar. Definite plural: ungdomarna.
Example sentences
Han hade en ungdom i norr.
indefinite singular
Han minns ungdomen.
definite singular
Städer har ungdomar.
plural
Why is ungdom 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 ungdom en or ett in Swedish?
- Ungdom (meaning "youth") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en ungdom. Definite: ungdomen. Plural: ungdomar. Definite plural: ungdomarna.
- What is the definite form of ungdom?
- The definite singular of ungdom is ungdomen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is ungdomarna.
- What is the plural of ungdom in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of ungdom is ungdomar. The definite plural is ungdomarna.
- Why is ungdom an en-word?
- Animals and people are almost always en-words. Ungdom follows this pattern.