En eller ett?
en nivå
en-wordNivå (meaning "level") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: nivåen. Indefinite plural: nivåer. Definite plural: nivåerna.
Example sentences
Vattnet steg till en högre nivå.
indefinite singular
Han höjde nivåen.
definite singular
Forskarna jämför sina nivåer.
plural
Why is nivå an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is nivå en or ett in Swedish?
- Nivå (meaning "level") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en nivå. Definite: nivåen. Plural: nivåer. Definite plural: nivåerna.
- What is the definite form of nivå?
- The definite singular of nivå is nivåen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is nivåerna.
- What is the plural of nivå in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of nivå is nivåer. The definite plural is nivåerna.
- Why is nivå an en-word?
- Nivå doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.