En eller ett?
en sysselsättning
en-wordSysselsättning (meaning "employment") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: sysselsättningen. Indefinite plural: sysselsättningar. Definite plural: sysselsättningarna.
Example sentences
De sökte en sysselsättning.
indefinite singular
De avbröt sysselsättningen.
definite singular
De söker sysselsättningar.
plural
Why is sysselsättning 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 sysselsättning en or ett in Swedish?
- Sysselsättning (meaning "employment") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en sysselsättning. Definite: sysselsättningen. Plural: sysselsättningar. Definite plural: sysselsättningarna.
- What is the definite form of sysselsättning?
- The definite singular of sysselsättning is sysselsättningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is sysselsättningarna.
- What is the plural of sysselsättning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of sysselsättning is sysselsättningar. The definite plural is sysselsättningarna.
- Why is sysselsättning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Sysselsättning follows this pattern.