En eller ett?
en demonstration
en-wordDemonstration (meaning "demonstration") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: demonstrationen. Indefinite plural: demonstrationer. Definite plural: demonstrationerna.
Example sentences
Folket anordnade en demonstration.
indefinite singular
De planerade demonstrationen.
definite singular
Polisen bevakade flera demonstrationer.
plural
Why is demonstration an en-word?
Nouns ending in -tion or -sion 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 demonstration en or ett in Swedish?
- Demonstration (meaning "demonstration") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en demonstration. Definite: demonstrationen. Plural: demonstrationer. Definite plural: demonstrationerna.
- What is the definite form of demonstration?
- The definite singular of demonstration is demonstrationen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is demonstrationerna.
- What is the plural of demonstration in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of demonstration is demonstrationer. The definite plural is demonstrationerna.
- Why is demonstration an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -tion or -sion are almost always en-words. Demonstration follows this pattern.