En eller ett?
en tävling
en-wordTävling (meaning "contest") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: tävlingen. Indefinite plural: tävlingar. Definite plural: tävlingarna.
Example sentences
De deltog i en tävling.
indefinite singular
De vann tävlingen.
definite singular
Idrottare har tävlingar.
plural
Why is tävling 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 tävling en or ett in Swedish?
- Tävling (meaning "contest") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en tävling. Definite: tävlingen. Plural: tävlingar. Definite plural: tävlingarna.
- What is the definite form of tävling?
- The definite singular of tävling is tävlingen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is tävlingarna.
- What is the plural of tävling in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of tävling is tävlingar. The definite plural is tävlingarna.
- Why is tävling an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Tävling follows this pattern.