En eller ett?
en uppfattning
en-wordUppfattning (meaning "opinion") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: uppfattningen. Indefinite plural: uppfattningar. Definite plural: uppfattningarna.
Example sentences
Han hade en uppfattning.
indefinite singular
Han ändrade uppfattningen.
definite singular
Folk har uppfattningar.
plural
Why is uppfattning 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 uppfattning en or ett in Swedish?
- Uppfattning (meaning "opinion") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en uppfattning. Definite: uppfattningen. Plural: uppfattningar. Definite plural: uppfattningarna.
- What is the definite form of uppfattning?
- The definite singular of uppfattning is uppfattningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is uppfattningarna.
- What is the plural of uppfattning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of uppfattning is uppfattningar. The definite plural is uppfattningarna.
- Why is uppfattning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Uppfattning follows this pattern.