En eller ett?
en beskrivning
en-wordBeskrivning (meaning "description") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: beskrivningen. Indefinite plural: beskrivningar. Definite plural: beskrivningarna.
Example sentences
Hon läser en beskrivning.
indefinite singular
Hon läste beskrivningen.
definite singular
Manualer har beskrivningar.
plural
Why is beskrivning 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 beskrivning en or ett in Swedish?
- Beskrivning (meaning "description") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en beskrivning. Definite: beskrivningen. Plural: beskrivningar. Definite plural: beskrivningarna.
- What is the definite form of beskrivning?
- The definite singular of beskrivning is beskrivningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is beskrivningarna.
- What is the plural of beskrivning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of beskrivning is beskrivningar. The definite plural is beskrivningarna.
- Why is beskrivning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Beskrivning follows this pattern.