En eller ett?
en ursäkt
en-wordUrsäkt (meaning "excuse") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: ursäkten. Indefinite plural: ursäkter. Definite plural: ursäkterna.
Example sentences
Han bad om en ursäkt.
indefinite singular
Han bad om ursäkten.
definite singular
Folk ger ursäkter.
plural
Why is ursäkt an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is ursäkt en or ett in Swedish?
- Ursäkt (meaning "excuse") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en ursäkt. Definite: ursäkten. Plural: ursäkter. Definite plural: ursäkterna.
- What is the definite form of ursäkt?
- The definite singular of ursäkt is ursäkten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is ursäkterna.
- What is the plural of ursäkt in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of ursäkt is ursäkter. The definite plural is ursäkterna.
- Why is ursäkt an en-word?
- Ursäkt doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.