En eller ett?
en situation
en-wordSituation (meaning "situation") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: situationen. Indefinite plural: situationer. Definite plural: situationerna.
Example sentences
De stod inför en situation.
indefinite singular
Hon förklarade situationen.
definite singular
Vi löser situationer.
plural
Why is situation 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.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is situation en or ett in Swedish?
- Situation (meaning "situation") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en situation. Definite: situationen. Plural: situationer. Definite plural: situationerna.
- What is the definite form of situation?
- The definite singular of situation is situationen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is situationerna.
- What is the plural of situation in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of situation is situationer. The definite plural is situationerna.
- Why is situation an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -tion or -sion are almost always en-words. Situation follows this pattern.