En eller ett?
en länsstyrelse
en-wordLänsstyrelse (meaning "county administrative board") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: länsstyrelsen. Indefinite plural: länsstyrelser. Definite plural: länsstyrelserna.
Example sentences
en länsstyrelse fattade ett beslut.
indefinite singular
Hon kontaktade länsstyrelsen.
definite singular
Sverige har länsstyrelser.
plural
Why is länsstyrelse an en-word?
Nouns ending in -else 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 länsstyrelse en or ett in Swedish?
- Länsstyrelse (meaning "county administrative board") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en länsstyrelse. Definite: länsstyrelsen. Plural: länsstyrelser. Definite plural: länsstyrelserna.
- What is the definite form of länsstyrelse?
- The definite singular of länsstyrelse is länsstyrelsen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is länsstyrelserna.
- What is the plural of länsstyrelse in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of länsstyrelse is länsstyrelser. The definite plural is länsstyrelserna.
- Why is länsstyrelse an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -else are almost always en-words. Länsstyrelse follows this pattern.