En eller ett?
en produktion
en-wordProduktion (meaning "production") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: produktionen. Indefinite plural: produktioner. Definite plural: produktionerna.
Example sentences
De ökade en produktion.
indefinite singular
De ökade produktionen.
definite singular
Företagen ökade sina produktioner.
plural
Why is produktion 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 produktion en or ett in Swedish?
- Produktion (meaning "production") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en produktion. Definite: produktionen. Plural: produktioner. Definite plural: produktionerna.
- What is the definite form of produktion?
- The definite singular of produktion is produktionen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is produktionerna.
- What is the plural of produktion in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of produktion is produktioner. The definite plural is produktionerna.
- Why is produktion an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -tion or -sion are almost always en-words. Produktion follows this pattern.