En eller ett?
en tillämpning
en-wordTillämpning (meaning "application") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: tillämpningen. Indefinite plural: tillämpningar. Definite plural: tillämpningarna.
Example sentences
De studerade en tillämpning.
indefinite singular
De studerade tillämpningen.
definite singular
Teorier har tillämpningar.
plural
Why is tillämpning 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 tillämpning en or ett in Swedish?
- Tillämpning (meaning "application") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en tillämpning. Definite: tillämpningen. Plural: tillämpningar. Definite plural: tillämpningarna.
- What is the definite form of tillämpning?
- The definite singular of tillämpning is tillämpningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is tillämpningarna.
- What is the plural of tillämpning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of tillämpning is tillämpningar. The definite plural is tillämpningarna.
- Why is tillämpning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Tillämpning follows this pattern.