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Form Definite Plural Nouns in Swedish

Learn how to form and use definite plural nouns in Swedish across all five noun groups for everyday conversations.
A diverse group of students are deeply focused on studying at large, communal tables within a brightly lit, modern Swedish library, featuring clean lines and expansive windows that offer a glimpse of a serene Swedish cityscape. The atmosphere is calm and productive, bathed in soft natural light, highlighting "the students" as a specific, definite group.
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33 Cards
Lesson#1
You already know how to talk about several things in general, such as bilar for cars or äpplen for apples. In this deck, you will learn how to make plural nouns definite in Swedish, saying 'the cars' or 'the apples'. This lets you refer to specific groups of things that both you and your listener already know about.
Lesson#2
For Group 1 nouns, which end in O R in the indefinite plural, you make the noun definite by adding N A. This creates the ending O R N A. For example, 'flickor' becomes 'flickorna', which means 'the girls', and 'väskor' becomes 'väskorna', which means 'the bags'.
Quiz#3
How do you say 'the girls' in Swedish?

flickorna

Quiz#4
How do you say 'the bags' in Swedish?

väskorna

Quiz#5
Translate into Swedish: 'The girls are here.'

Flickorna är här

Lesson#6
For Group 2 nouns, which end in A R in the indefinite plural, you also add N A to make the noun definite. This creates the ending A R N A. For example, 'bilar' becomes 'bilarna', meaning 'the cars', and 'hundar' becomes 'hundarna', meaning 'the dogs'.

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