En eller ett?
en vetenskap
en-wordVetenskap (meaning "science") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: vetenskapen. Indefinite plural: vetenskaper. Definite plural: vetenskaperna.
Example sentences
Han ägnar sig åt en vetenskap.
indefinite singular
De fördjupar sig i vetenskapen.
definite singular
Universitet har vetenskaper.
plural
Why is vetenskap an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is vetenskap en or ett in Swedish?
- Vetenskap (meaning "science") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en vetenskap. Definite: vetenskapen. Plural: vetenskaper. Definite plural: vetenskaperna.
- What is the definite form of vetenskap?
- The definite singular of vetenskap is vetenskapen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is vetenskaperna.
- What is the plural of vetenskap in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of vetenskap is vetenskaper. The definite plural is vetenskaperna.
- Why is vetenskap an en-word?
- Vetenskap doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.