En eller ett?
ett universitet
ett-wordUniversitet (meaning "university") is a neuter noun in Swedish - it takes the article ett. Definite singular: universitetet. Indefinite plural: universitet. Definite plural: universiteten.
Example sentences
Han studerar vid ett universitet.
indefinite singular
Han studerar vid universitetet.
definite singular
Länder har universitet.
plural
Why is universitet an ett-word?
Nouns ending in -itet 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 ett-words
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Frequently asked questions
- Is universitet en or ett in Swedish?
- Universitet (meaning "university") is an ett-word in Swedish. Indefinite: ett universitet. Definite: universitetet. Plural: universitet. Definite plural: universiteten.
- What is the definite form of universitet?
- The definite singular of universitet is universitetet. Ett-words take the suffix ‑et in the definite singular. The definite plural is universiteten.
- What is the plural of universitet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of universitet is universitet. The definite plural is universiteten.
- Why is universitet an ett-word?
- Nouns ending in -itet are almost always en-words. Universitet follows this pattern.