En eller ett?
en undersökning
en-wordUndersökning (meaning "investigation") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: undersökningen. Indefinite plural: undersökningar. Definite plural: undersökningarna.
Example sentences
Polisen påbörjade en undersökning.
indefinite singular
De avbröt undersökningen.
definite singular
Läkare gör undersökningar.
plural
Why is undersökning 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 undersökning en or ett in Swedish?
- Undersökning (meaning "investigation") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en undersökning. Definite: undersökningen. Plural: undersökningar. Definite plural: undersökningarna.
- What is the definite form of undersökning?
- The definite singular of undersökning is undersökningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is undersökningarna.
- What is the plural of undersökning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of undersökning is undersökningar. The definite plural is undersökningarna.
- Why is undersökning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Undersökning follows this pattern.