En eller ett?
en samling
en-wordSamling (meaning "collection") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: samlingen. Indefinite plural: samlingar. Definite plural: samlingarna.
Example sentences
Museet hade en samling.
indefinite singular
Hon visade samlingen.
definite singular
Museer har samlingar.
plural
Why is samling 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 samling en or ett in Swedish?
- Samling (meaning "collection") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en samling. Definite: samlingen. Plural: samlingar. Definite plural: samlingarna.
- What is the definite form of samling?
- The definite singular of samling is samlingen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is samlingarna.
- What is the plural of samling in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of samling is samlingar. The definite plural is samlingarna.
- Why is samling an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Samling follows this pattern.