En eller ett?
en omgivning
en-wordOmgivning (meaning "environment") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: omgivningen. Indefinite plural: omgivningar. Definite plural: omgivningarna.
Example sentences
Han anpassar sig till en omgivning.
indefinite singular
Hon trivs i omgivningen.
definite singular
Platser har omgivningar.
plural
Why is omgivning 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 omgivning en or ett in Swedish?
- Omgivning (meaning "environment") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en omgivning. Definite: omgivningen. Plural: omgivningar. Definite plural: omgivningarna.
- What is the definite form of omgivning?
- The definite singular of omgivning is omgivningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is omgivningarna.
- What is the plural of omgivning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of omgivning is omgivningar. The definite plural is omgivningarna.
- Why is omgivning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Omgivning follows this pattern.