En eller ett?
en bestämmelse
en-wordBestämmelse (meaning "provision") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: bestämmelsen. Indefinite plural: bestämmelser. Definite plural: bestämmelserna.
Example sentences
Vi följer en bestämmelse.
indefinite singular
Han följde bestämmelsen.
definite singular
De följer sina bestämmelser.
plural
Why is bestämmelse an en-word?
Nouns ending in -else 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.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is bestämmelse en or ett in Swedish?
- Bestämmelse (meaning "provision") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en bestämmelse. Definite: bestämmelsen. Plural: bestämmelser. Definite plural: bestämmelserna.
- What is the definite form of bestämmelse?
- The definite singular of bestämmelse is bestämmelsen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is bestämmelserna.
- What is the plural of bestämmelse in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of bestämmelse is bestämmelser. The definite plural is bestämmelserna.
- Why is bestämmelse an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -else are almost always en-words. Bestämmelse follows this pattern.