En eller ett?
en konvention
en-wordKonvention (meaning "convention") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: konventionen. Indefinite plural: konventioner. Definite plural: konventionerna.
Example sentences
Länderna följer en konvention.
indefinite singular
De bröt konventionen.
definite singular
Länderna följer sina konventioner.
plural
Why is konvention 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 konvention en or ett in Swedish?
- Konvention (meaning "convention") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en konvention. Definite: konventionen. Plural: konventioner. Definite plural: konventionerna.
- What is the definite form of konvention?
- The definite singular of konvention is konventionen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is konventionerna.
- What is the plural of konvention in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of konvention is konventioner. The definite plural is konventionerna.
- Why is konvention an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -tion or -sion are almost always en-words. Konvention follows this pattern.