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{{Introduction to Swedish}}

==Grammar==
[[Image:Olof Palme statsminister, tidigt 70-tal.jpg|Olof Palme, the Prime Minister of Sweden, was assasined in Stockholm the 28:th of February 1986.|thumb]]
===Possessive and reflective Pronouns===

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<TR><TH>Personal pronoun</TH><TH>Possessive pronoun</TH><TH>Reflective pronoun</TH><TH>Translation</TH></TR>
<TR><TD>jag</TD><TD>min</TD><TD>min</TD><TD>''I, my/mine , my''</TR>
<TR><TD>du</TD><TD>din</TD><TD>din</TD><TD>''you, your/yours , your''</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>han</TD><TD>hans</TD><TD>sin</TD><TD>''he, his, his''</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>hon</TD><TD>hennes</TD><TD>sin</TD><TD>''she, her/hers , her''</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>den</TD><TD>dess</TD><TD>sin</TD><TD>''it, its, its''</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>det</TD><TD>dess</TD><TD>sin</TD><TD>''it, its, its''</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>man</TD><TD>ens</TD><TD>sin</TD><TD>''one, ones, ones''</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>vi</TD><TD>vår</TD><TD>vår</TD><TD>''we, our/ours, our''</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>ni</TD><TD>er</TD><TD>er</TD><TD>''you, your/yours, your''</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>de</TD><TD>deras</TD><TD>sin</TD><TD>''they, their/theirs, their''</TD></TR>
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===The possessive case===

''Add an ''s'' to indefinite and definite forms. If the word already ends on an '''s''', no extra '''s''' should be appended.''

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<tr><th>Declension</th><th>sing indefinite</th><th>plur indefinite</th><th>sing definite</th><th>plur definite</th><th>Translation</th></tr>
<tr><td>1.1a</td><td>en tavlas färger</td><td>flera tavlors färger</td><td>den tavlans färger</td><td>de tavlornas färger</td><td>''a painting's colours''</th></tr>
<tr><td>1.2a</td><td>en bils färg</td><td>flera bilars färg</td><td>den bilens färg</td><td>de bilarnas färg</td><td>''a car's colour''</td></tr>
<tr><td>1.2b</td><td>en gubbes byxor</td><td>flera gubbars byxor</td><td>den gubbens byxor</td><td>de gubbarnas byxor</td><td>''an old man's trouses''</td></tr>
<tr><td>1.2c</td><td>en ängels hår</td><td>flera änglars hår</td><td>den ängelns hår</td><td>de änglarnas hår</td><td>''an angle's hair''</td></tr>
<tr><td>1.2d</td><td>en kateders vikt</td><td>flera katedrars vikt</td><td>den katederns vikt</td><td>de katedrarnas vikt</td><td>''the weight of a teacher's desk''</td></tr>
<tr><td>1.3a</td><td>en rätts namn</td><td>flera rätters namn</td><td>den rättens namn</td><td>de rätternas namn</td><td>''a plate's name''</td></tr>
<tr><td>2.3b</td><td>ett partis ledare</td><td>flera partiers ledare</td><td>det partiets ledare</td><td>de partiernas ledare</td><td>''a party's leader''</td></tr>
<tr><td>1.3c</td><td>en regels namn</td><td>flera reglers namn</td><td>den regelns namn</td><td>de reglernas namn</td><td>''a rule's name''</td></tr>
<tr><td>2.4a</td><td>ett äpples färg</td><td>flera äpplens färg</td><td>det äpplets färg</td><td>de äpplenas färg</td><td>''an apple's''</td></tr>
<tr><td>2.5a</td><td>ett träds</td><td>flera träds</td><td>det trädets</td><td>de trädens</td><td>''a tree's''</td></tr>
<tr><td>1.5b</td><td>en lärares</td><td>flera lärares</td><td>den lärarens</td><td>de lärarnas</td><td>''a teacher's''</td></tr>
<tr><td>1.6a</td><td>en vikaries utbildning</td><td>flera vikariers utbildning</td><td>den vikariens utbildning</td><td>de vikariernas utbildning</td><td>''a deputy's education''</td></tr>
<tr><td>2.7a</td><td>ett centrums storlek</td><td>flera centras storlek</td><td>det centrumets storlek</td><td>de centrans storlek</td><td>''a centre's size''</td></tr>
<tr><td>2.8a</td><td>ett stadiums slut</td><td>flera stadiers slut</td><td>det stadiets slut</td><td>de stadiernas slut</td><td>''a stage's end''</td></tr>
<tr><td>1.9a</td><td>en browsers knappar</td><td>flera browsers knappar</td><td>den browserns knappar</td><td>de browsers knappar</td><td>''a browser's buttons''</td></tr>
<tr><td>2.9b</td><td>ett fans idoler</td><td>flera fans idoler</td><td>det fansets idoler</td><td>de fansens idoler</td><td>''a fan's idols''</td></tr>
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===Combined words===

''A lot of words have been merged to form new words. The declension is set by the last word in the combination:''
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<TR><TD>en varningstriangel, flera varningstrianglar</TD><TD>''a warning triangle, several warning triangles''</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>en parkeringsplats, flera parkeringsplatser</TD><TD>''a parking lot, several parking lots''</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>en båtägare, flera båtägare</TD><TD>''a boat owner, several boat owners''</TD></TR>
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==Example sentences==
Min bil är stor. ''My car is big.''<BR>
Tavlornas färg är blå. ''The colour of the paintings is blue.''<BR>
Trädets blad har fallit. ''The leafs of the tree have fallen.''<BR>
Han är vän till mig. ''He is a friend of mine.''<BR>
Hon tycker om sin man. ''She likes her husband.''<BR>
De är hundägare. ''They own dogs.''<BR>
Det är en stor segelbåt. Dess höjd är 15 meter. ''It's a big sailing boat. The height of it measures 15 meters.''<BR>
Man är sin egen chef här. ''You are your own boss here.''<BR>
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