En eller ett?
en organisation
en-wordOrganisation (meaning "organization") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: organisationen. Indefinite plural: organisationer. Definite plural: organisationerna.
Example sentences
Han arbetar för en organisation.
indefinite singular
Han leder organisationen.
definite singular
De leder sina organisationer.
plural
Why is organisation an en-word?
Nouns ending in -tion or -sion 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 organisation en or ett in Swedish?
- Organisation (meaning "organization") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en organisation. Definite: organisationen. Plural: organisationer. Definite plural: organisationerna.
- What is the definite form of organisation?
- The definite singular of organisation is organisationen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is organisationerna.
- What is the plural of organisation in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of organisation is organisationer. The definite plural is organisationerna.
- Why is organisation an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -tion or -sion are almost always en-words. Organisation follows this pattern.