En eller ett?
en finansiering
en-wordFinansiering (meaning "financing") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: finansieringen. Indefinite plural: finansieringar. Definite plural: finansieringarna.
Example sentences
Projektet behöver finansiering.
indefinite singular
Han säkrade finansieringen.
definite singular
Bankerna diskuterar finansieringar.
plural
Why is finansiering 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 finansiering en or ett in Swedish?
- Finansiering (meaning "financing") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en finansiering. Definite: finansieringen. Plural: finansieringar. Definite plural: finansieringarna.
- What is the definite form of finansiering?
- The definite singular of finansiering is finansieringen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is finansieringarna.
- What is the plural of finansiering in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of finansiering is finansieringar. The definite plural is finansieringarna.
- Why is finansiering an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Finansiering follows this pattern.