En eller ett?
en verksamhet
en-wordVerksamhet (meaning "operation") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: verksamheten. Indefinite plural: verksamheter. Definite plural: verksamheterna.
Example sentences
De drev en verksamhet.
indefinite singular
De avbröt verksamheten.
definite singular
Företag har verksamheter.
plural
Why is verksamhet 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 verksamhet en or ett in Swedish?
- Verksamhet (meaning "operation") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en verksamhet. Definite: verksamheten. Plural: verksamheter. Definite plural: verksamheterna.
- What is the definite form of verksamhet?
- The definite singular of verksamhet is verksamheten. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is verksamheterna.
- What is the plural of verksamhet in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of verksamhet is verksamheter. The definite plural is verksamheterna.
- Why is verksamhet an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -het are almost always en-words. Verksamhet follows this pattern.