En eller ett?
en ökning
en-wordÖkning (meaning "increase") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: ökningen. Indefinite plural: ökningar. Definite plural: ökningarna.
Example sentences
Det skedde en ökning.
indefinite singular
De bekräftade ökningen.
definite singular
Priser har ökningar.
plural
Why is ökning 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 ökning en or ett in Swedish?
- Ökning (meaning "increase") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en ökning. Definite: ökningen. Plural: ökningar. Definite plural: ökningarna.
- What is the definite form of ökning?
- The definite singular of ökning is ökningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is ökningarna.
- What is the plural of ökning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of ökning is ökningar. The definite plural is ökningarna.
- Why is ökning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Ökning follows this pattern.