En eller ett?
en omfattning
en-wordOmfattning (meaning "extent") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: omfattningen. Indefinite plural: omfattningar. Definite plural: omfattningarna.
Example sentences
Arbetet ökade i omfattning.
indefinite singular
Han beskrev dess omfattning.
definite singular
Projektet har olika omfattningar.
plural
Why is omfattning 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 omfattning en or ett in Swedish?
- Omfattning (meaning "extent") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en omfattning. Definite: omfattningen. Plural: omfattningar. Definite plural: omfattningarna.
- What is the definite form of omfattning?
- The definite singular of omfattning is omfattningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is omfattningarna.
- What is the plural of omfattning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of omfattning is omfattningar. The definite plural is omfattningarna.
- Why is omfattning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Omfattning follows this pattern.