En eller ett?
en utredning
en-wordUtredning (meaning "investigation") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: utredningen. Indefinite plural: utredningar. Definite plural: utredningarna.
Example sentences
De inledde en utredning.
indefinite singular
De avslutade utredningen.
definite singular
Polisen gör utredningar.
plural
Why is utredning 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 utredning en or ett in Swedish?
- Utredning (meaning "investigation") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en utredning. Definite: utredningen. Plural: utredningar. Definite plural: utredningarna.
- What is the definite form of utredning?
- The definite singular of utredning is utredningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is utredningarna.
- What is the plural of utredning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of utredning is utredningar. The definite plural is utredningarna.
- Why is utredning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Utredning follows this pattern.