En eller ett?
en vecka
en-wordVecka (meaning "week") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: veckan. Indefinite plural: veckor. Definite plural: veckorna.
Example sentences
Han väntade en vecka.
indefinite singular
De planerade veckan.
definite singular
Månader har veckor.
plural
Why is vecka an en-word?
Nouns with an unstressed -a ending 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 en-words
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Frequently asked questions
- Is vecka en or ett in Swedish?
- Vecka (meaning "week") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en vecka. Definite: veckan. Plural: veckor. Definite plural: veckorna.
- What is the definite form of vecka?
- The definite singular of vecka is veckan. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is veckorna.
- What is the plural of vecka in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of vecka is veckor. The definite plural is veckorna.
- Why is vecka an en-word?
- Nouns with an unstressed -a ending are almost always en-words. Vecka follows this pattern.