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Nouns · N4

“The” in the plural: blommorna

For “the” with more than one, a plural ending in -r adds -na (blommorna, skorna), and most ett words with no plural ending add -en (barnen).

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The flowers: blommorna

For “the” with more than one, a plural ending in -r adds -na: blommor → blommorna.

blommormore than one
-nathe

You know en blomma (a flower), blomman (the flower, Kapitel 5) and blommor (flowers, Kapitel 4). For “the flowers”, add -na to the plural:

blommor → blommorna · sjöar → sjöarna · tomater → tomaterna

An ett word with no plural ending adds -en: ett barn, två barn → barnen. And äpplen just adds -a: äpplena.

SwedishEnglish
Var är blommorna?Where are the flowers?
Titta på sjöarna!Look at the lakes!
Stugorna är röda.The cottages are red.
Barnen badar.The children are swimming.
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blommorenblommorna
On midsummer night, young people pick seven kinds of flowers, without saying a word, and sleep with them under the pillow to dream of the one they will marry.
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