En eller ett?
en verklighet
en-wordVerklighet (meaning "reality") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: verkligheten. Indefinite plural: verkligheter. Definite plural: verkligheterna.
Example sentences
Han mötte en verklighet.
indefinite singular
De accepterade verkligheten.
definite singular
Människor lever i verkligheter.
plural
Why is verklighet an en-word?
Nouns ending in -het 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 verklighet en or ett in Swedish?
- Verklighet (meaning "reality") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en verklighet. Definite: verkligheten. Plural: verkligheter. Definite plural: verkligheterna.
- What is the definite form of verklighet?
- The definite singular of verklighet is verkligheten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is verkligheterna.
- What is the plural of verklighet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of verklighet is verkligheter. The definite plural is verkligheterna.
- Why is verklighet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -het are almost always en-words. Verklighet follows this pattern.