En eller ett?
en räkning
en-wordRäkning (meaning "bill") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: räkningen. Indefinite plural: räkningar. Definite plural: räkningarna.
Example sentences
Han fick en räkning.
indefinite singular
Han betalade räkningen.
definite singular
Han betalade sina räkningar.
plural
Why is räkning 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 räkning en or ett in Swedish?
- Räkning (meaning "bill") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en räkning. Definite: räkningen. Plural: räkningar. Definite plural: räkningarna.
- What is the definite form of räkning?
- The definite singular of räkning is räkningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is räkningarna.
- What is the plural of räkning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of räkning is räkningar. The definite plural is räkningarna.
- Why is räkning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Räkning follows this pattern.