{"id":2178,"date":"2010-11-03T07:49:32","date_gmt":"2010-11-03T07:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=2178"},"modified":"2010-11-03T01:56:42","modified_gmt":"2010-11-03T01:56:42","slug":"swedish-plural-endings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/swedish-plural-endings\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish Plural Endings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Because we give you what you want (or at least try to every now and again) we\u2019ve decided to write another post on plural endings. Tibor has put together a great post on nouns in general including the different plural endings, so for a more encompassing look at nouns check out Swedish Nouns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When trying to turn your average singular noun into a plural, we can\u2019t just add an \u2013s like we do in English. Unfortunately. It would make learning Swedish just a bit easier if that was the case. But, despite the different potential plural endings (and there are a few), there are rules that can help us get everything sorted out.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll start with the potential plural endings. They are as follows:
\n– ______ (no ending)
\n-or
\n-ar
\n-er
\n-n<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll start with the easy plurals, those that get no ending at all:
\nETT words that end in a consonant = NO ENDING
\nETT BARN = BARN<\/p>\n

Our next plural ending is \u2013or. Here we actually will need to do a little bit of subtraction and then addition:
\nEN words that end in A = OR
\nEN MATTA = MATTOR
\nAll we need to do is take away the \u2013a and add an \u2013or.<\/p>\n

The \u2013ar ending is similar:
\nEN words that end in E = AR
\nEN TIMME = TIMMAR
\nAgain, here we need to subtract the \u2013e and this time add the \u2013ar.<\/p>\n

Our next ending is \u2013er. In Swedish, most words stress the first vowel. When that stress moves to the last vowel the \u2013er ending comes into play:
\nEN words with stress on last vowel = ER
\nEN GARDEROB = GARDEROBER
\nJust add the \u2013er ending to the word here. We don\u2019t need to subtract anything.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve seen quite a few different endings for \u201cen\u201d words, considering that there are more \u201cen\u201d words than \u201cett\u201d words, this isn\u2019t all that surprising. We do have one more ending to use though, -n:
\nETT words that end in a vowel = N
\nETT \u00c4PPLE = \u00c4PPLEN
\nJust as above, there is no need to subtraction, just go ahead and add the \u2013n ending.<\/p>\n

And then, because there are always exceptions, the exceptions:
\nEN words that end in a consonant but do not have the stress on the last vowel = AR or ER
\nEN S\u00c4NG = S\u00c4NGAR
\nEN STOL = STOLAR<\/p>\n

The exceptions, well, they just kind of need to be learned. Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Because we give you what you want (or at least try to every now and again) we\u2019ve decided to write another post on plural endings. Tibor has put together a great post on nouns in general including the different plural endings, so for a more encompassing look at nouns check out Swedish Nouns. When trying…<\/p>\n

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