En eller ett?
en investering
en-wordInvestering (meaning "investment") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: investeringen. Indefinite plural: investeringar. Definite plural: investeringarna.
Example sentences
Företaget gjorde en investering.
indefinite singular
Hon ökade investeringen.
definite singular
Banker gör investeringar.
plural
Why is investering 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 investering en or ett in Swedish?
- Investering (meaning "investment") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en investering. Definite: investeringen. Plural: investeringar. Definite plural: investeringarna.
- What is the definite form of investering?
- The definite singular of investering is investeringen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is investeringarna.
- What is the plural of investering in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of investering is investeringar. The definite plural is investeringarna.
- Why is investering an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Investering follows this pattern.