Fun with Plurals – Answer Sheet Posted by Marcus Cederström on Feb 14, 2011 in Grammar
Hopefully everyone had a chance to go over their work sheets on plurals in both the definite and indefinite forms. The answers are as follows:
| Noun | Plural – Obestämd | Plural – Bestämd | English |
| en affär | affärer | affärerna | a store |
| en ambulansförare | ambulansförare | ambulansförarna | an ambulance driver |
| en brand | bränder | bränderna | a fire |
| en byggnad | byggnader | byggnaderna | a building |
| en ficka | fickor | fickorna | a pocket |
| en himmel | himlar | himlarna | a sky |
| en kaffebryggare | kaffebryggare | kaffebryggarna | a coffee maker |
| en kopia | kopior | kopiorna | a copy |
| en låda | lådor | lådorna | a box |
| en ljusstake | ljusstakar | ljusstakarna | a candle holder |
| en människa | människor | människorna | a person |
| en ö | öar | öarna | an island |
| en person | personer | personerna | a person |
| en present | presenter | presenterna | a present |
| en ring | ringar | ringarna | a ring |
| en skylt | skyltar | skyltarna | a sign |
| en tjuv | tjuvar | tjuvarna | a thief |
| ett armband | armband | armbanden | a bracelet |
| ett bevis | bevis | bevisen | a (piece of) evidence |
| ett bostadsområde | bostadsområden | bostadsområdena | a residential area |
| ett hem | hem | hemmen | a home |
| ett kalas | kalas | kalasen | a party |
| ett kuvert | kuvert | kuverten | an envelope |
| ett ljus | ljus | ljusen | a candle |
| ett örhänge | örhängen | örhängena | an earring |
| ett smycke | smycken | smyckena | a (piece of) jewelry |
| ett träd | träd | träden | a tree |
So, how’d you do?
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About the Author: Marcus Cederström
Marcus Cederström has been writing for the Transparent Swedish Blog since 2009. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Scandinavian Studies from the University of Oregon, a Master's Degree in Scandinavian Studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and a PhD in Scandinavian Studies and Folklore from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He has taught Swedish for several years and still spells things wrong. So, if you see something, say something.