En eller ett?
en konkurrens
en-wordKonkurrens (meaning "competition") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: konkurrensen. Indefinite plural: konkurrenser. Definite plural: konkurrenserna.
Example sentences
Företaget möter hård konkurrens.
indefinite singular
Han fruktar konkurrensen.
definite singular
Företagen möter konkurrenser.
plural
Why is konkurrens an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is konkurrens en or ett in Swedish?
- Konkurrens (meaning "competition") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en konkurrens. Definite: konkurrensen. Plural: konkurrenser. Definite plural: konkurrenserna.
- What is the definite form of konkurrens?
- The definite singular of konkurrens is konkurrensen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is konkurrenserna.
- What is the plural of konkurrens in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of konkurrens is konkurrenser. The definite plural is konkurrenserna.
- Why is konkurrens an en-word?
- Konkurrens doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.