En eller ett?
en lagstiftning
en-wordLagstiftning (meaning "legislation") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: lagstiftningen. Indefinite plural: lagstiftningar. Definite plural: lagstiftningarna.
Example sentences
Riksdagen beslutar om lagstiftning.
indefinite singular
Han ändrade lagstiftningen.
definite singular
Länderna jämför sina lagstiftningar.
plural
Why is lagstiftning an en-word?
Nouns ending in -ing 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 lagstiftning en or ett in Swedish?
- Lagstiftning (meaning "legislation") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en lagstiftning. Definite: lagstiftningen. Plural: lagstiftningar. Definite plural: lagstiftningarna.
- What is the definite form of lagstiftning?
- The definite singular of lagstiftning is lagstiftningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is lagstiftningarna.
- What is the plural of lagstiftning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of lagstiftning is lagstiftningar. The definite plural is lagstiftningarna.
- Why is lagstiftning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Lagstiftning follows this pattern.