En eller ett?
en anläggning
en-wordAnläggning (meaning "facility") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: anläggningen. Indefinite plural: anläggningar. Definite plural: anläggningarna.
Example sentences
De har byggt en anläggning.
indefinite singular
De stängde anläggningen.
definite singular
De har byggt flera anläggningar.
plural
Why is anläggning an en-word?
Nouns ending in -ing 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 anläggning en or ett in Swedish?
- Anläggning (meaning "facility") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en anläggning. Definite: anläggningen. Plural: anläggningar. Definite plural: anläggningarna.
- What is the definite form of anläggning?
- The definite singular of anläggning is anläggningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is anläggningarna.
- What is the plural of anläggning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of anläggning is anläggningar. The definite plural is anläggningarna.
- Why is anläggning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Anläggning follows this pattern.