LW #42: Ett-nouns in sentences
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Last time we learned that when it comes to how ett-nouns change form, we divide them into two groups – check out the suffixes before you start the exercises:
ett-nouns that end on | indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural |
a consonant | - ett avtal a contract | -et avtalet the contracts | - avtal contracts | -en avtalen the contracts |
a vowel | - ett ansikte a face | -t ansiktet the face | -n ansikten faces | -na ansiktena the faces |
Here's the link if you need to repeat the previous lesson:
Exercises
De bestämde sig för att anställa mig. Jag skrev på ____________ igår.
They decided to hire me. I signed the contract yesterday.
A. kontrakt
B. kontraktet
C. kontrakten
Jag köpte två ____________ igår.
I bought two cabinets yesterday.
A. skåpen
B. skåp
C. skåpena
Hon gav mig ett plyschlejon i födelsedagspresent. ____________ var stort.
She gave me a plush lion as a birthday present. The lion was big.
A. lejonet
B. lejon
C. lejonen
Jag såg åtta får på vägen hem. ____________ var vita.
I saw eight sheep on the way home. The sheep were white.
A. fåret
B. får
C. fåren
Hon tog några ____________ av mig. ____________ var fula.
She took some photos of me. The photos were ugly.
A. foton, fotona
B. foto, fotot
C. foto, foton
Jag är dålig på att memorera ____________.
I'm bad at memorizing faces.
A. ansiktet
B. asnikten
C. anisktena
Vi fick frukt på jobbet igår. ____________ var riktigt goda.
We got fruit at work yesterday. The pears were really good.
A. päronen
B. päron
C. pärona
Jag gillar ____________. Det håller mig i balans.
I like work. It keeps me balanced.
A. arbete
B. arbeten
C. arbetena
Jag hittade några ____________ i fickan. ____________ var gamla.
I found some receipts in my pocket. The receipts were old.
A. kvitton, kvittot
B. kvitto, kvitton
C. kvitton, kvittona
Jag jobbade bara på ett äldreboende, men jag skulle vilja jobba på minst tre äldreboenden för att få mer erfarenhet.
I only worked in one nursing home, but I would like to work in at least three nursing homes to gain more experience.
A. ädreboende, äldreboenden
B. ädreboenden, äldreboendena
C. äldreboendet, äldreboenden
Correct answers
De bestämde sig för att anställa mig. Jag skrev på kontraktet igår.
They decided to hire me. I signed the contract yesterday.
A. kontrakt
B. kontraktet (definite singular because we know what contract it is)
C. kontrakten
Jag köpte två skåp igår.
I bought two cabinets yesterday.
A. skåpen
B. skåp (indefinite plural since we have just been informed that there were two cabinets, we know nothing more)
C. skåpena
Hon gav mig ett plyschlejon i födelsedagspresent. Lejonet var stort.
She gave me a plush lion as a birthday present. The lion was big.
A. lejonet (definite singular because a particular lion is described)
B. lejon
C. lejonen
Jag såg åtta får på vägen hem. Fåren var vita.
I saw eight sheep on the way home. The sheep were white.
A. fåret
B. får
C. fåren (definite plural because specific sheep are described)
Hon tog några foton av mig. Fotona var fula.
She took some photos of me. The photos were ugly.
A. foton, fotona (first indefinite plural, and then definite plural because we are describing the photos that we were told about in the first sentence)
B. foto, fotot
C. foto, foton
Jag är dålig på att memorera ansikten.
I'm bad at memorizing faces.
A. ansiktet
B. ansikten (indefinite plural because we are talking about not recognizing faces in general)
C. anisktena
Vi fick frukt på jobbet igår. Päronen var riktigt goda.
We got fruit at work yesterday. The pears were really good.
A. päronen (definite plural because specific pears are described)
B. päron
C. pärona
Jag gillar arbete. Det håller mig i balans.
I like work. It keeps me balanced.
A. arbete (indefinite singular because we are talking about work in general)
B. arbeten
C. arbetena
Jag hittade några kvitton i fickan. Kvittona var gamla.
I found some receipts in my pocket. The receipts were old.
A. kvitton, kvittot
B. kvitto, kvitton
C. kvitton, kvittona (first indefinite plural, and then definite plural because we are describing the receipts that we were told about in the first sentence)
Jag jobbade bara på ett äldreboende, men jag skulle vilja jobba på minst tre äldreboenden för att få mer erfarenhet.
I only worked in one nursing home, but I would like to work in at least three nursing homes to gain more experience.
A. ädreboende, äldreboenden (first indefinite singular because we don't know which nursing home we're talking about, and then indefinite plural because we're just changing the number, we're still not talking about any specific nursing homes)
B. ädreboenden, äldreboendena
C. äldreboendet, äldreboenden
