En eller ett?
en utbildningsminister
en-wordUtbildningsminister (meaning "minister of education") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: utbildningsministern. Indefinite plural: utbildningsministrar. Definite plural: utbildningsministrarna.
Example sentences
Hon är en utbildningsminister.
indefinite singular
De mötte utbildningsministern.
definite singular
Unionen har utbildningsministrar.
plural
Why is utbildningsminister an en-word?
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Frequently asked questions
- Is utbildningsminister en or ett in Swedish?
- Utbildningsminister (meaning "minister of education") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en utbildningsminister. Definite: utbildningsministern. Plural: utbildningsministrar. Definite plural: utbildningsministrarna.
- What is the definite form of utbildningsminister?
- The definite singular of utbildningsminister is utbildningsministern. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is utbildningsministrarna.
- What is the plural of utbildningsminister in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of utbildningsminister is utbildningsministrar. The definite plural is utbildningsministrarna.
- Why is utbildningsminister an en-word?
- Utbildningsminister doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.