En eller ett?
en befolkning
en-wordBefolkning (meaning "population") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: befolkningen. Indefinite plural: befolkningar. Definite plural: befolkningarna.
Example sentences
Stadens befolkning ökar.
indefinite singular
Han räknade befolkningen.
definite singular
Länderna jämför sina befolkningar.
plural
Why is befolkning 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 befolkning en or ett in Swedish?
- Befolkning (meaning "population") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en befolkning. Definite: befolkningen. Plural: befolkningar. Definite plural: befolkningarna.
- What is the definite form of befolkning?
- The definite singular of befolkning is befolkningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is befolkningarna.
- What is the plural of befolkning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of befolkning is befolkningar. The definite plural is befolkningarna.
- Why is befolkning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Befolkning follows this pattern.