En eller ett?
en fildelning
en-wordFildelning (meaning "file sharing") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: fildelningen. Indefinite plural: fildelningar. Definite plural: fildelningarna.
Example sentences
Polisen utreder fildelning.
indefinite singular
Hon döljer fildelningen.
definite singular
Internet möjliggör fildelningar.
plural
Why is fildelning 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 fildelning en or ett in Swedish?
- Fildelning (meaning "file sharing") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en fildelning. Definite: fildelningen. Plural: fildelningar. Definite plural: fildelningarna.
- What is the definite form of fildelning?
- The definite singular of fildelning is fildelningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is fildelningarna.
- What is the plural of fildelning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of fildelning is fildelningar. The definite plural is fildelningarna.
- Why is fildelning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Fildelning follows this pattern.