En eller ett?
en vandring
en-wordVandring (meaning "hiking") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: vandringen. Indefinite plural: vandringar. Definite plural: vandringarna.
Example sentences
De gick på en vandring.
indefinite singular
De avbröt vandringen.
definite singular
Turister gör vandringar.
plural
Why is vandring 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 vandring en or ett in Swedish?
- Vandring (meaning "hiking") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en vandring. Definite: vandringen. Plural: vandringar. Definite plural: vandringarna.
- What is the definite form of vandring?
- The definite singular of vandring is vandringen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is vandringarna.
- What is the plural of vandring in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of vandring is vandringar. The definite plural is vandringarna.
- Why is vandring an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Vandring follows this pattern.