En eller ett?
en yttrandefrihet
en-wordYttrandefrihet (meaning "freedom of speech") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: yttrandefriheten. Indefinite plural: yttrandefriheter. Definite plural: yttrandefriheterna.
Example sentences
Konstitutionen garanterade yttrandefrihet.
indefinite singular
De använder yttrandefriheten.
definite singular
Demokratier har yttrandefriheter.
plural
Why is yttrandefrihet an en-word?
Nouns ending in -het 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 yttrandefrihet en or ett in Swedish?
- Yttrandefrihet (meaning "freedom of speech") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en yttrandefrihet. Definite: yttrandefriheten. Plural: yttrandefriheter. Definite plural: yttrandefriheterna.
- What is the definite form of yttrandefrihet?
- The definite singular of yttrandefrihet is yttrandefriheten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is yttrandefriheterna.
- What is the plural of yttrandefrihet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of yttrandefrihet is yttrandefriheter. The definite plural is yttrandefriheterna.
- Why is yttrandefrihet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -het are almost always en-words. Yttrandefrihet follows this pattern.