En eller ett?
en kommunikation
en-wordKommunikation (meaning "communication") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: kommunikationen. Indefinite plural: kommunikationer. Definite plural: kommunikationerna.
Example sentences
Vi behöver bättre kommunikation.
indefinite singular
De avbröt kommunikationen.
definite singular
Företag använder olika kommunikationer.
plural
Why is kommunikation 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 kommunikation en or ett in Swedish?
- Kommunikation (meaning "communication") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en kommunikation. Definite: kommunikationen. Plural: kommunikationer. Definite plural: kommunikationerna.
- What is the definite form of kommunikation?
- The definite singular of kommunikation is kommunikationen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is kommunikationerna.
- What is the plural of kommunikation in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of kommunikation is kommunikationer. The definite plural is kommunikationerna.
- Why is kommunikation an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -tion or -sion are almost always en-words. Kommunikation follows this pattern.