En eller ett?
en utveckling
en-wordUtveckling (meaning "development") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: utvecklingen. Indefinite plural: utvecklingar. Definite plural: utvecklingarna.
Example sentences
Det var en utveckling.
indefinite singular
De följde utvecklingen.
definite singular
Barn har utvecklingar.
plural
Why is utveckling 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 utveckling en or ett in Swedish?
- Utveckling (meaning "development") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en utveckling. Definite: utvecklingen. Plural: utvecklingar. Definite plural: utvecklingarna.
- What is the definite form of utveckling?
- The definite singular of utveckling is utvecklingen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is utvecklingarna.
- What is the plural of utveckling in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of utveckling is utvecklingar. The definite plural is utvecklingarna.
- Why is utveckling an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Utveckling follows this pattern.