En eller ett?
en ansökan
en-wordAnsökan (meaning "application") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: ansökan. Indefinite plural: ansökningar. Definite plural: ansökningarna.
Example sentences
Hon skickade in en ansökan.
indefinite singular
Hon skickade in ansökan.
definite singular
Myndigheten granskar ansökningar.
plural
Why is ansökan an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is ansökan en or ett in Swedish?
- Ansökan (meaning "application") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en ansökan. Definite: ansökan. Plural: ansökningar. Definite plural: ansökningarna.
- What is the definite form of ansökan?
- The definite singular of ansökan is ansökan. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is ansökningarna.
- What is the plural of ansökan in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of ansökan is ansökningar. The definite plural is ansökningarna.
- Why is ansökan an en-word?
- Ansökan doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.