En eller ett?
en utbildning
en-wordUtbildning (meaning "training") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: utbildningen. Indefinite plural: utbildningar. Definite plural: utbildningarna.
Example sentences
Hon fick en utbildning.
indefinite singular
Hon avslutade utbildningen.
definite singular
Skolor ger utbildningar.
plural
Why is utbildning 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 utbildning en or ett in Swedish?
- Utbildning (meaning "training") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en utbildning. Definite: utbildningen. Plural: utbildningar. Definite plural: utbildningarna.
- What is the definite form of utbildning?
- The definite singular of utbildning is utbildningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is utbildningarna.
- What is the plural of utbildning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of utbildning is utbildningar. The definite plural is utbildningarna.
- Why is utbildning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Utbildning follows this pattern.