En eller ett?
en uppmärksamhet
en-wordUppmärksamhet (meaning "attention") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: uppmärksamheten. Indefinite plural: uppmärksamheter. Definite plural: uppmärksamheterna.
Example sentences
Han fick en uppmärksamhet.
indefinite singular
Han fick uppmärksamheten.
definite singular
Barn kräver uppmärksamheter.
plural
Why is uppmärksamhet an en-word?
Nouns ending in -het 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 uppmärksamhet en or ett in Swedish?
- Uppmärksamhet (meaning "attention") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en uppmärksamhet. Definite: uppmärksamheten. Plural: uppmärksamheter. Definite plural: uppmärksamheterna.
- What is the definite form of uppmärksamhet?
- The definite singular of uppmärksamhet is uppmärksamheten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is uppmärksamheterna.
- What is the plural of uppmärksamhet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of uppmärksamhet is uppmärksamheter. The definite plural is uppmärksamheterna.
- Why is uppmärksamhet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -het are almost always en-words. Uppmärksamhet follows this pattern.