En eller ett?
en sträckning
en-wordSträckning (meaning "stretching") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: sträckningen. Indefinite plural: sträckningar. Definite plural: sträckningarna.
Example sentences
Han fick en sträckning.
indefinite singular
Han kände sträckningen.
definite singular
Löparna fick sträckningar.
plural
Why is sträckning 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 sträckning en or ett in Swedish?
- Sträckning (meaning "stretching") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en sträckning. Definite: sträckningen. Plural: sträckningar. Definite plural: sträckningarna.
- What is the definite form of sträckning?
- The definite singular of sträckning is sträckningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is sträckningarna.
- What is the plural of sträckning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of sträckning is sträckningar. The definite plural is sträckningarna.
- Why is sträckning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Sträckning follows this pattern.