En eller ett?
en utgångspunkt
en-wordUtgångspunkt (meaning "starting point") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: utgångspunkten. Indefinite plural: utgångspunkter. Definite plural: utgångspunkterna.
Example sentences
Det var en utgångspunkt.
indefinite singular
De valde utgångspunkten.
definite singular
Diskussioner har utgångspunkter.
plural
Why is utgångspunkt an en-word?
No simple rule - this one must be memorized
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Frequently asked questions
- Is utgångspunkt en or ett in Swedish?
- Utgångspunkt (meaning "starting point") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en utgångspunkt. Definite: utgångspunkten. Plural: utgångspunkter. Definite plural: utgångspunkterna.
- What is the definite form of utgångspunkt?
- The definite singular of utgångspunkt is utgångspunkten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is utgångspunkterna.
- What is the plural of utgångspunkt in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of utgångspunkt is utgångspunkter. The definite plural is utgångspunkterna.
- Why is utgångspunkt an en-word?
- Utgångspunkt doesn't follow a simple suffix or semantic rule - its gender must be memorized.