En eller ett?
en tidning
en-wordTidning (meaning "newspaper") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: tidningen. Indefinite plural: tidningar. Definite plural: tidningarna.
Example sentences
Han läste en tidning.
indefinite singular
Han läser tidningen.
definite singular
Budet delar ut tidningar.
plural
Why is tidning 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 tidning en or ett in Swedish?
- Tidning (meaning "newspaper") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en tidning. Definite: tidningen. Plural: tidningar. Definite plural: tidningarna.
- What is the definite form of tidning?
- The definite singular of tidning is tidningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is tidningarna.
- What is the plural of tidning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of tidning is tidningar. The definite plural is tidningarna.
- Why is tidning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Tidning follows this pattern.