En eller ett?
en utsträckning
en-wordUtsträckning (meaning "extent") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: utsträckningen. Indefinite plural: utsträckningar. Definite plural: utsträckningarna.
Example sentences
Det gällde i en utsträckning.
indefinite singular
De begränsade dess utsträckning.
definite singular
Områden har utsträckningar.
plural
Why is utsträckning 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 utsträckning en or ett in Swedish?
- Utsträckning (meaning "extent") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en utsträckning. Definite: utsträckningen. Plural: utsträckningar. Definite plural: utsträckningarna.
- What is the definite form of utsträckning?
- The definite singular of utsträckning is utsträckningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is utsträckningarna.
- What is the plural of utsträckning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of utsträckning is utsträckningar. The definite plural is utsträckningarna.
- Why is utsträckning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Utsträckning follows this pattern.