En eller ett?
en utmaning
en-wordUtmaning (meaning "challenge") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: utmaningen. Indefinite plural: utmaningar. Definite plural: utmaningarna.
Example sentences
Det var en utmaning.
indefinite singular
De mötte utmaningen.
definite singular
Projekt har utmaningar.
plural
Why is utmaning 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 utmaning en or ett in Swedish?
- Utmaning (meaning "challenge") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en utmaning. Definite: utmaningen. Plural: utmaningar. Definite plural: utmaningarna.
- What is the definite form of utmaning?
- The definite singular of utmaning is utmaningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is utmaningarna.
- What is the plural of utmaning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of utmaning is utmaningar. The definite plural is utmaningarna.
- Why is utmaning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Utmaning follows this pattern.