En eller ett?
en utställning
en-wordUtställning (meaning "exhibition") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: utställningen. Indefinite plural: utställningar. Definite plural: utställningarna.
Example sentences
De besökte en utställning.
indefinite singular
De besökte utställningen.
definite singular
Museer har utställningar.
plural
Why is utställning 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 utställning en or ett in Swedish?
- Utställning (meaning "exhibition") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en utställning. Definite: utställningen. Plural: utställningar. Definite plural: utställningarna.
- What is the definite form of utställning?
- The definite singular of utställning is utställningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is utställningarna.
- What is the plural of utställning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of utställning is utställningar. The definite plural is utställningarna.
- Why is utställning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Utställning follows this pattern.