En eller ett?
en omständighet
en-wordOmständighet (meaning "circumstance") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: omständigheten. Indefinite plural: omständigheter. Definite plural: omständigheterna.
Example sentences
Han förklarade varje omständighet.
indefinite singular
Hon förklarade omständigheten.
definite singular
Vi utreder omständigheter.
plural
Why is omständighet an en-word?
Nouns ending in -het 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 omständighet en or ett in Swedish?
- Omständighet (meaning "circumstance") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en omständighet. Definite: omständigheten. Plural: omständigheter. Definite plural: omständigheterna.
- What is the definite form of omständighet?
- The definite singular of omständighet is omständigheten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is omständigheterna.
- What is the plural of omständighet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of omständighet is omständigheter. The definite plural is omständigheterna.
- Why is omständighet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -het are almost always en-words. Omständighet follows this pattern.