En eller ett?
en visning
en-wordVisning (meaning "viewing") is a common-gender noun in Swedish - it takes the article en. Definite singular: visningen. Indefinite plural: visningar. Definite plural: visningarna.
Example sentences
De hade en visning av huset.
indefinite singular
De avbröt visningen.
definite singular
Museer har visningar.
plural
Why is visning 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 visning en or ett in Swedish?
- Visning (meaning "viewing") is an en-word in Swedish. Indefinite: en visning. Definite: visningen. Plural: visningar. Definite plural: visningarna.
- What is the definite form of visning?
- The definite singular of visning is visningen. En-words take the suffix ‑en in the definite singular. The definite plural is visningarna.
- What is the plural of visning in Swedish?
- The indefinite plural of visning is visningar. The definite plural is visningarna.
- Why is visning an en-word?
- Nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words. Visning follows this pattern.