En eller ett?
en kommission
en-wordKommission (meaning "commission") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: kommissionen. Indefinite plural: kommissioner. Definite plural: kommissionerna.
Example sentences
Regeringen tillsatte en kommission.
indefinite singular
Han presenterade kommissionen.
definite singular
Länderna bildade olika kommissioner.
plural
Why is kommission 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 kommission en or ett in Swedish?
- Kommission (meaning "commission") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en kommission. Definite: kommissionen. Plural: kommissioner. Definite plural: kommissionerna.
- What is the definite form of kommission?
- The definite singular of kommission is kommissionen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is kommissionerna.
- What is the plural of kommission in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of kommission is kommissioner. The definite plural is kommissionerna.
- Why is kommission an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -tion or -sion are almost always en-words. Kommission follows this pattern.