LW #3: Nouns (1)
The quiz is based on the exercises from this language workshop. If you want to prepare for the quiz, go through the exercises first.
Exercises
Nouns in Swedish can be ______________ or ______________ depending on whether we are talking about one or more items.
Nouns can also be in ______________ or ______________ form depending on whether we are talking about something general or specific.
Fill in the table with following noun forms:
katterna, en katt, katten, katter
singular indefinite | a cat |
singular definite | the cat |
plural indefinite | cats |
plural definite | the cats |
Depending on whether the noun is singular or plural and whether we want to use it in its definite or indefinite form, nouns in Swedish receive different ____________.
1st group
En-words ending in -a always end in ____________ in the plural.
*-a at the end of the word disappears in the plural
indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural |
en blomma a flower | blomman | blommor | blommorna |
en kvinna a woman | |||
en penna a pen | |||
en klocka a clock |
2nd group
en-words ending in -ar in the plural
*Nouns ending in ____________ always belong to the 2nd group.
indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural |
en buss a buss | bussen | bussar | bussarna |
en bil a car | |||
en tidning a journal | |||
en pojke a boy |
3rd group
en-words ending in -er in the plural
*Many of them are international words or come from other languages.
indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural |
en paus a break | pausen | pauser | pauserna |
en mobil a mobile phone | |||
en station a station | |||
en student a student |
4th group
ett-words ending in a vowel
indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural |
ett arbete work | arbetet | arbeten | arbetena |
ett meddelande a message | |||
ett schema a timetable | |||
ett kvitto a receipt |
5th group
ett-words ending in a consonant
indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural |
ett jobb a job | jobbet | jobb | jobben |
ett bord a table | |||
ett brev a letter | |||
ett system a system |
3rd group (minority)
en-words ending in -r in the plural
indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural |
en sko a shoe | skon | skor | skorna |
en vikarie a substitute | |||
en händelse an event | |||
en aktie a share |
5th group (minority)
en-words ending in -are and -er
*These nouns also belong to this group because they do not receive a suffix in the indefinite plural.
indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural |
en läkare a doctor | läkaren | läkare | läkarna |
en musiker a musician | |||
en lärare a teacher | |||
en politiker a politician |
Correct answers
Nouns in Swedish can be singular or plural depending on whether we are talking about one or more items.
Nouns can also be in indefinite or definite form depending on whether we are talking about something general or specific.
Fill in the table with following noun forms:
katterna, en katt, katten, katter
singular indefinite | en katt a cat |
singular definite | katten the cat |
plural indefinite | katter cats |
plural definite | katterna the cats |
Depending on whether the noun is singular or plural and whether we want to use it in its definite or indefinite form, nouns in Swedish receive different suffixes.
1st group
En-words ending in -a always end in -or in the plural.
*-a at the end of the word disappears in the plural
indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural |
en blomma a flower | blomman | blommor | blommorna |
en kvinna a woman | kvinnan | kvinnor | kvinnorna |
en penna a pen | pennan | pennor | pennorna |
en klocka a clock | klockan | pennor | pennorna |
2nd group
en-words ending in -ar in the plural
*Nouns ending in -ing always belong to the 2nd group.
indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural |
en buss a buss | bussen | bussar | bussarna |
en bil a car | bilen | bilar | bilarna |
en tidning a journal | tidningen | tidningar | tidningarna |
en pojke a boy | pojken | pojkar | pojkarna |
3rd group
en-words ending in -er in the plural
*Many of them are international words or come from other languages.
indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural |
en paus a break | pausen | pauser | pauserna |
en mobil a mobile phone | mobilen | pauser | pauserna |
en station a station | stationen | stationer | stationerna |
en student a student | studenten | studenter | studenterna |
4th group
ett-words ending in a vowel
indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural |
ett arbete work | arbetet | arbeten | arbetena |
ett meddelande a message | meddelandet | meddelanden | meddelandena |
ett schema a timetable | schemat | scheman | schemana |
ett kvitto a receipt | kvittot | kvitton | kvittona |
5th group
ett-words ending in a consonant
indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural |
ett jobb a job | jobbet | jobb | jobben |
ett bord a table | bordet | bord | borden |
ett brev a letter | brevet | brev | breven |
ett system a system | systemet | system | systemen |
3rd group (minority)
en-words ending in -r in the plural
indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural |
en sko a shoe | skon | skor | skorna |
en vikarie a substitute | vikarien | vikarier | vikarierna |
en händelse an event | händelsen | händelser | händelserna |
en aktie a share | aktien | aktier | aktierna |
5th group (minority)
en-words ending in -are and -er
*These nouns also belong to this group because they do not receive a suffix in the indefinite plural.
indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural |
en läkare a doctor | läkaren | läkare | läkarna |
en musiker a musician | musikern | musiker | musikerna |
en lärare a teacher | läraren | lärare | lärarna |
en politiker a politician | politikern | politiker | politikerna |
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