En eller ett?
ett landsting
ett-wordLandsting (meaning "county council") is a neuter noun in Swedish - it takes the article ett. Definite singular: landstinget. Indefinite plural: landsting. Definite plural: landstingen.
Example sentences
Han arbetar för ett landsting.
indefinite singular
Han kontaktade landstinget.
definite singular
De kontaktade sina landsting.
plural
Why is landsting an ett-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 ett-words
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Frequently asked questions
- Is landsting en or ett in Swedish?
- Landsting (meaning "county council") is an ett-word in Swedish. Indefinite: ett landsting. Definite: landstinget. Plural: landsting. Definite plural: landstingen.
- What is the definite form of landsting?
- The definite singular of landsting is landstinget. Ett-words take the suffix ‑et in the definite singular. The definite plural is landstingen.
- What is the plural of landsting in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of landsting is landsting. The definite plural is landstingen.
- Why is landsting an ett-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Landsting follows this pattern.