En eller ett?
en behandling
en-wordBehandling (meaning "treatment") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: behandlingen. Indefinite plural: behandlingar. Definite plural: behandlingarna.
Example sentences
Hon genomgår en behandling.
indefinite singular
Han avbröt behandlingen.
definite singular
Patienterna fick sina behandlingar.
plural
Why is behandling 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 behandling en or ett in Swedish?
- Behandling (meaning "treatment") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en behandling. Definite: behandlingen. Plural: behandlingar. Definite plural: behandlingarna.
- What is the definite form of behandling?
- The definite singular of behandling is behandlingen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is behandlingarna.
- What is the plural of behandling in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of behandling is behandlingar. The definite plural is behandlingarna.
- Why is behandling an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Behandling follows this pattern.