En eller ett?
en upplevelse
en-wordUpplevelse (meaning "experience") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: upplevelsen. Indefinite plural: upplevelser. Definite plural: upplevelserna.
Example sentences
Det var en upplevelse.
indefinite singular
Han delade upplevelsen.
definite singular
Resor ger upplevelser.
plural
Why is upplevelse an en-word?
Nouns ending in -else 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 upplevelse en or ett in Swedish?
- Upplevelse (meaning "experience") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en upplevelse. Definite: upplevelsen. Plural: upplevelser. Definite plural: upplevelserna.
- What is the definite form of upplevelse?
- The definite singular of upplevelse is upplevelsen. En-words take the suffix âen in the definite singular. The definite plural is upplevelserna.
- What is the plural of upplevelse in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of upplevelse is upplevelser. The definite plural is upplevelserna.
- Why is upplevelse an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -else are almost always en-words. Upplevelse follows this pattern.