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Swedish Numbers and Plurals

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Grammar

Numbers one to ten:

ettone
tvåtwo
trethree
fyrafour
femfive
sexsix
sjuseven
åttaeight
nionine
tioten

DECLINATIONS

Well it is hard to remember which noun is which type. However, it is important for mastering Swedish. Using the wrong declination 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 bilara car, several cars
en väg, flera vägara road, several roads
en boll, flera bollara ball, several balls

Regular nouns type 1b (-ar)

en stubbe, flera stubbara stub, several stubs
en gubbe, flera gubbaran old man, several old men
en stege, flera stegara ladder, several ladders

Regular nouns type 1c (-ar)

en vinkel, flera vinklaran angle, several angles (geometry)
en ängel, flera änglaran angle, several angles (heavenly)
en tistel, flera tistlara thistle, several thistles

Regular nouns type 1c (-or)

en flicka, flera flickora girl, several girls
en väska, flera väskora bag, several bags
en lampa, flera lampora lamp, several lamps

Regular nouns type 2e (-)

ett träd, flera träda tree, several trees
ett barn, flera barna child, several children
ett försök, flera försöka trial, several trials

Irregular nouns type 1f (-er)

en sak, flera sakera thing, several things
en regel, flera reglera rule, several rules
en musikal, flera musikalera musical, several musicals

Irregular nouns type 2f (-er)

ett frö, flera fröera seed, several seeds

Irregular nouns type 1g (-r)

en fiende, flera fienderan enemy, several enemies

Irregular nouns type 2h (-n)

ett äpple, flera äpplena apple, several apples

Irregular nouns type 2i (-on)

ett öga, flera ögona eye, several eyes
ett öra, flera örona ear, several eares

Irregular nouns type 1j (-änger)

en stång, flera stängera pole/rod, several poles/rods
en tång, flera tängera pair of tweezers, several pairs of tweezers

Irregular nouns type 1k (-öss)

en mus, flera mössa mouse, several mice
en lus, flera lössa mouse, several lice

Irregular nouns type 1l (-än)

en man, flera mäna man, several men

Borrowed Latin declination of nouns type 1m (-a)

ett faktum, flera faktaa fact, several facts
ett centrum, flera centraa centre, several centres

Borrowed English declination of nouns type 1n (-s)

en browser, flera browsersa web browser, several web browsers


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.

Example Text

Exercises

Glossary

en bil, flera bilara car, several cars
en boll, flera bollara ball, several balls
en stubbe, flera stubbara stub, several stubs
en väg, flera vägara road, several roads