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