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Grammar

Counting numbers up to ten:

noll	zero
ett	one
två	two
tre	three
fyra	four
fem	five
sex	six
sju	seven
åtta	eight
nio	nine
tio	ten

DECLENSIONS [1]

Well, it is hard to remember which noun is which type. However, it is important for mastering Swedish. Using the wrong declension will be noticed. Always learn a new noun by repeatedly saying like: "en glosa, flera glosor" (one translated word, several translated words) and you will build up a proper vocabulary.

Regular nouns type 1a (-ar)

en bil, flera bilar	a car, several cars
en väg, flera vägar	a road, several roads
en boll, flera bollar	a ball, several balls

Regular nouns type 1b (-ar)

en stubbe, flera stubbar	a stub, several stubs
en gubbe, flera gubbar	an old man, several old men
en stege, flera stegar	a ladder, several ladders

Regular nouns type 1c (-ar)

en vinkel, flera vinklar	an angle, several angles (geometry)
en ängel, flera änglar	an angle, several angles (heavenly)
en tistel, flera tistlar	a thistle, several thistles

Regular nouns type 1d (-ar)

en kateder, flera katedrar	a teacher's desk, several teacher's desks
en tjäder, flera tjädrar	a cappercaillie, several cappercaillies

Regular nouns type 1e (-or)

en flicka, flera flickor	a girl, several girls
en väska, flera väskor	a bag, several bags
en lampa, flera lampor	a lamp, several lamps

Regular nouns type 2f (-)

ett träd, flera träd	a tree, several trees
ett barn, flera barn	a child, several children
ett försök, flera försök	a trial, several trials

Irregular nouns type 1f (-)

en lärare, flera lärare	a teacher, several teachers
en skräddare, flera skräddare	a tailor, several tailors

Irregular nouns type 1g (-er)

en sak, flera saker	a thing, several things
en regel, flera regler	a rule, several rules
en musikal, flera musikaler	a musical, several musicals

Irregular nouns type 2g (-er)

ett frö, flera fröer

a seed, several seeds

Irregular nouns type 1h (-r)

en fiende, flera fiender

an enemy, several enemies

Irregular nouns type 2i (-n)

ett äpple, flera äpplen

a apple, several apples

Irregular nouns type 2j (-on)

ett öga, flera ögon	a eye, several eyes
ett öra, flera öron	a ear, several eares

Irregular nouns type 1k (-änger)

en stång, flera stänger	a pole/rod, several poles/rods
en tång, flera tänger	a pair of tweezers, several pairs of tweezers

Irregular nouns type 1l (-öss)

en mus, flera möss	a mouse, several mice
en lus, flera löss	a louse, several lice

Irregular nouns type 1m (-än)

en man, flera män

a man, several men

Irregular nouns type 1n (-ätter)

en natt, flera nätter

a night, several nights

Irregular nouns type 1o (-ötter)

en nöt, flera nötter	a nut, several nuts
en rot, flera rötter	a root, several roots

Irregular nouns type 1p (-äder)

en stad, flera städer	a town, several towns
en fader, flera fäder	a father, several fathers

Irregular nouns type 1q (-öder)

en bror, flera bröder

a brother, several brothers

Irregular nouns type 1r (-ödrar)

en moder, flera mödrar

a mother, several mothers

Irregular (borrowed Latin declension) of nouns type 2s (-a)

ett faktum, flera fakta	a fact, several facts
ett centrum, flera centra	a centre, several centres

Irregular (borrowed English declension) of nouns type 1t (-s)

en browser, flera browsers

a web browser, several web browsers

Irregular (borrowed English declension) of nouns type 2t (-s)

ett fan, flera fans	a fan, several fans
ett kid, flera kids (slang)	a kid, several kids

for type 1t you may also use plural form browsrar (type 1d declination) for a better adaption to Swedish.

Above types 1a-1d are often said to be the same declension.

Example Sentances

Fyra flickor leker med två bollar. Four girls play with two balls

Barn klättrar gärna i träd. Children like climbing trees.

Tre gubbar har tillsammans sex stycken ögon. Three men has altogether six eyes.

Försök att lära dig alla dessa fem regler! Try to learn all these five rules!

Min dator klarar att ha fyra browsers öppna samtidigt. My computer manages to have four web browsers open at the same time.

Klockan sex tände vi åtta lampor. At 6 o'clock we lit eight lamps.

Där hänger några stänger. Some rods are hanging there.

Romarna hade inte siffran noll. The romans did not have the number zero.

Example Text

Exercises

Glossary

ett barn, flera barn	a child, several children
en bil, flera bilar	a car, several cars
en boll, flera bollar	a ball, several balls
ett	one
fem	five
en flicka, flera flickor	a girl, several girls
fyra	four
ett försök, flera försök	a trial, several trials
en gubbe, flera gubbar	an old man, several old men
en kateder, flera katedrar	a teacher's desk, several teacher's desks
en lampa, flera lampor	a lamp, several lamps
en lärare, flera lärare	a teacher, several teachers
nio	nine
noll	zero
sex	six
sju	seven
en skräddare, flera skräddare	a tailor, several tailors
en stege, flera stegar	a ladder, several ladders
tio	ten
tre	three
ett träd, flera träd	a tree, several trees
två	two
en stubbe, flera stubbar	a stub, several stubs
en tistel, flera tistlar	a thistle, several thistles
en tjäder, flera tjädrar	a cappercaillie, several cappercaillies
en vinkel, flera vinklar	an angle, several angles (geometry)
en väg, flera vägar	a road, several roads
en väska, flera väskor	a bag, several bags
åtta	eight
en ängel, flera änglar	an angle, several angles (heavenly)

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 '''Irregular nouns type 1o (-ötter)'''
 <table>
-<tr><td>en nöt, flera nötter</td><td>''a man, several men''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>en nöt, flera nötter</td><td>''a nut, several nuts''</td></tr>
 <tr><td>en rot, flera rötter</td><td>''a root, several roots''</td></tr>
 </table>
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 <table>
+<tr><td>ett barn, flera barn</td><td>''a child, several children''</td></tr>
 <tr><td>en bil, flera bilar</td><td>''a car, several cars''</td></tr>
 <tr><td>en boll, flera bollar</td><td>''a ball, several balls''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>ett</td><td>''one''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>fem</td><td>''five''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>en flicka, flera flickor</td><td>''a girl, several girls''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>fyra</td><td>''four''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>ett försök, flera försök</td><td>''a trial, several trials''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>en gubbe, flera gubbar</td><td>''an old man, several old men</td></tr>
+<tr><td>en kateder, flera katedrar</td><td>''a teacher's desk, several teacher's desks''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>en lampa, flera lampor</td><td>''a lamp, several lamps''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>en lärare, flera lärare</td><td>''a teacher, several teachers''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>nio</td><td>''nine''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>noll</td><td>''zero''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>sex</td><td>''six''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>sju</td><td>''seven''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>en skräddare, flera skräddare</td><td>''a tailor, several tailors''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>en stege, flera stegar</td><td>''a ladder, several ladders</td></tr>
+<tr><td>tio</td><td>''ten''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>tre</td><td>''three''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>ett träd, flera träd</td><td>''a tree, several trees''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>två</td><td>''two''</td></tr>
 <tr><td>en stubbe, flera stubbar</td><td>''a stub, several stubs''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>en tistel, flera tistlar</td><td>''a thistle, several thistles''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>en tjäder, flera tjädrar</td><td>''a cappercaillie, several cappercaillies''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>en vinkel, flera vinklar</td><td>''an angle, several angles (geometry)''</td></tr>
 <tr><td>en väg, flera vägar</td><td>''a road, several roads''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>en väska, flera väskor</td><td>''a bag, several bags''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>åtta</td><td>''eight''</td></tr>
+<tr><td>en ängel, flera änglar</td><td>''an angle, several angles (heavenly)''</td></tr>
 </table>
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