En eller ett?
en nation
en-wordNation (meaning "nation") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: nationen. Indefinite plural: nationer. Definite plural: nationerna.
Example sentences
Sverige är en nation.
indefinite singular
Hon älskar nationen.
definite singular
Världen har nationer.
plural
Why is nation 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 nation en or ett in Swedish?
- Nation (meaning "nation") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en nation. Definite: nationen. Plural: nationer. Definite plural: nationerna.
- What is the definite form of nation?
- The definite singular of nation is nationen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is nationerna.
- What is the plural of nation in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of nation is nationer. The definite plural is nationerna.
- Why is nation an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -tion or -sion are almost always en-words. Nation follows this pattern.