En eller ett?
ett uppror
ett-wordUppror (meaning "rebellion") is a neuter noun in Swedish - it takes the article ett. Definite singular: upproret. Indefinite plural: uppror. Definite plural: upproren.
Example sentences
Det bröt ut ett uppror.
indefinite singular
De avbröt upproret.
definite singular
Folk gör uppror.
plural
Why is uppror an ett-word?
Nouns ending in -or 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 uppror en or ett in Swedish?
- Uppror (meaning "rebellion") is an ett-word in Swedish. Indefinite: ett uppror. Definite: upproret. Plural: uppror. Definite plural: upproren.
- What is the definite form of uppror?
- The definite singular of uppror is upproret. Ett-words take the suffix ‑et in the definite singular. The definite plural is upproren.
- What is the plural of uppror in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of uppror is uppror. The definite plural is upproren.
- Why is uppror an ett-word?
- Nouns ending in -or are almost always en-words. Uppror follows this pattern.