Introduction to Swedish/Numbers and

plurals
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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 w:Declension

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 grammatical vocabulary.

Gender: Common nouns are labeled type 1. and neuter nouns are labeled type 2.

Plural types are labeled: 1x-8x, where x is the declension sub type.

Regular nouns type 1.1a (-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 1.2a (-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 1.2b (-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 1.2c (-ar)

en vinkel, flera vinklar an angle, several angles (geometry)

en ängel, flera änglar an angel, several angels (heavenly)
en tistel, flera tistlar a thistle, several thistles
Regular nouns type 1.2d (-ar)

en kateder, flera a teacher's desk, several teacher's

katedrar desks
en tjäder, flera tjädrar a cappercaillie, several cappercaillies
Irregular nouns type 1.3a (-er)

en sak, flera saker a thing, several things

en musikal, flera musikaler a musical, several musicals
Irregular nouns type 2.3b (-er)
En tjäder
ett frö, flera frön a seed, several seeds
Irregular nouns type 1.3c (-er)

en regel, flera regler a rule, several rules

Regular nouns type 2.4a (-n)

ett äpple, flera äpplen a apple, several apples

Regular nouns type 2.5a (-)

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 1.5b (-)
en lärare, flera lärare a teacher, several teachers
en skräddare, flera skräddare a tailor, several tailors
Irregular nouns type 1.6a (-r)

en fiende, flera fiender an enemy, several enemies

Regular (borrowed Latin 2:nd declension) of nouns type 2.7a (-a)

ett faktum, flera fakta a fact, several facts

ett centrum, flera centra a centre, several centres
Regular (borrowed Latin nouns type 2.8a) (-ier)
King Charles XII, victory at the battle
ett stadium, flera stadier a state, several states of Narva 1700.
Irregular (borrowed English declension) of nouns type 1.9a (-s)

en browser, flera browsers a web browser, several web browsers

Irregular (borrowed English declension) of nouns type 2.9b (-s)

ett fan, flera fans a fan, several fans

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

for type 1.9a you may also use plural form browsrar (type 1d declination) for a better adaption to Swedish.

Example Sentences
Där hänger några stänger. Some rods are hanging there.
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 have 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.
Romarna hade inte siffran noll. The romans did not have the number zero.

Example Text
Till lektionerna behöver ni ta mer er pennor, sudd, anteckningsböcker samt era bärbara datorer. Mobiltelefonerna får
vara påslagna, men jag vill inte höra några ringsignaler och heller inte att ni sitter och pratar i era telefoner under
lektionstimmarna. Om någon bryter mot detta kommer vederbörande få svåra extrauppgifter som måste lösas för att få
godkänt i mina ämnen.
To the lessons you need to bring pencils, erasers, note books and your lap tops. Cellular phones may be turned on but I
don't want to hear any signals and neither that you talk in your phones during the lessons. If somebody violates this, that
person will receive difficult extra tasks which needs to be solved in order to graduate in my subjects.

Exercises
Please translate into Swedish
1. Karin has three cellular phones.
2. We have a lot of enemies!
3. Some roads go to Uppsala.
4. My tailors tasks are easy.
5. Five pupils study four subjects.
Please translate into English
6. Du bryter mot en regel!
7. Hans sitter och pratar med två lärare.
8. Ett telefonnummer har minst sex siffror.
9. En flicka sitter framför katedern.
10. Ni har åtta lektionstimmar i dag.

Glossary
ett barn, flera barn
att behöva
en bil, flera bilar
en boll, flera bollar
en browser, flera browsers
ett centrum, flera centra
ett
ett faktum, flera fakta
fem
en fiende, flera fiender
en flicka, flera flickor
fyra
ett försök, flera försök
en gubbe, flera gubbar
en kateder, flera katedrar
en lampa, flera lampor
en lektion, flera lektioner
en lärare, flera lärare
nio
noll
en penna
a child, several children
to need
a car, several cars
a ball, several balls
a web browser, several web browsers
a centre, several centres
one
a fact, several facts
five
an enemy, several enemies
a girl, several girls
four
a trial, several trials
an old man, several old men
a teacher's desk, several teacher's desks
a lamp, several lamps
a lesson, several lessons
a teacher, several teachers
nine
zero
a pencil, a pen
sex
sju
en skräddare, flera skräddare a tailor, several tailors
ett stadium, flera stadier
en stege, flera stegar
tio
tre
ett träd, flera träd
två
en stubbe, flera stubbar
en sudd, flera suddar
en tistel, flera tistlar
en tjäder, flera tjädrar
en vinkel, flera vinklar
en väg, flera vägar
en väska, flera väskor
åtta
en ängel, flera änglar
six
seven
a state, several states
a ladder, several ladders
ten
three
a tree, several trees
two
a stub, several stubs
an eraser
a thistle, several thistles
a cappercaillie, several cappercaillies
an angle, several angles (geometry)
a road, several roads
a bag, several bags
eight
an angel, several angels (heavenly)

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