En eller ett?
en aktivitet
en-wordAktivitet (meaning "activity") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: aktiviteten. Indefinite plural: aktiviteter. Definite plural: aktiviteterna.
Example sentences
Barnen deltog i en aktivitet.
indefinite singular
Han älskar aktiviteten.
definite singular
Barnen deltog i olika aktiviteter.
plural
Why is aktivitet an en-word?
Nouns ending in -itet 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 aktivitet en or ett in Swedish?
- Aktivitet (meaning "activity") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en aktivitet. Definite: aktiviteten. Plural: aktiviteter. Definite plural: aktiviteterna.
- What is the definite form of aktivitet?
- The definite singular of aktivitet is aktiviteten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is aktiviteterna.
- What is the plural of aktivitet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of aktivitet is aktiviteter. The definite plural is aktiviteterna.
- Why is aktivitet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -itet are almost always en-words. Aktivitet follows this pattern.