En eller ett?
en konferens
en-wordKonferens (meaning "conference") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: konferensen. Indefinite plural: konferenser. Definite plural: konferenserna.
Example sentences
Hon deltog i en konferens.
indefinite singular
Hon bokade konferensen.
definite singular
Företagen anordnar konferenser.
plural
Why is konferens an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is konferens en or ett in Swedish?
- Konferens (meaning "conference") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en konferens. Definite: konferensen. Plural: konferenser. Definite plural: konferenserna.
- What is the definite form of konferens?
- The definite singular of konferens is konferensen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is konferenserna.
- What is the plural of konferens in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of konferens is konferenser. The definite plural is konferenserna.
- Why is konferens an en-word?
- Konferens doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.