En eller ett?
en vår
en-wordVår (meaning "our") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: våren. Indefinite plural: vårar. Definite plural: vårarna.
Example sentences
Han längtade efter en vår.
indefinite singular
Han njöt av våren _.
definite singular
År har vårar.
plural
Why is vår an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is vår en or ett in Swedish?
- Vår (meaning "our") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en vår. Definite: våren. Plural: vårar. Definite plural: vårarna.
- What is the definite form of vår?
- The definite singular of vår is våren. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is vårarna.
- What is the plural of vår in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of vår is vårar. The definite plural is vårarna.
- Why is vår an en-word?
- Vår doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.