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A1 Swedish GrammarPlural Nouns

Swedish has five main plural endings: -or, -ar, -er, -r, and -n. The plural form depends on the noun's gender and ending. Learn these patterns to form plurals correctly and express quantities in Swedish.

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1Plural Group 1: -or

En-words ending in -a drop the -a and add -or: flicka → flickor (girls), vecka → veckor (weeks). This is one of the most common plural patterns. The definite plural adds -na: flickorna (the girls).

Group 1 Plurals (-or)

Singular	Plural	Definite Plural	English
en flicka	flickor	flickorna	girl(s)
en vecka	veckor	veckorna	week(s)
en skola	skolor	skolorna	school(s)
en klocka	klockor	klockorna	clock(s)

Examples

Två flickor leker.

Two girls are playing.

flicka → flickor

Det finns tre skolor här.

There are three schools here.

skola → skolor

Veckorna går snabbt.

The weeks go by fast.

Definite plural: veckorna

Alla lampor är på.

All the lamps are on.

lampa → lampor

2Plural Group 2: -ar

Many en-words add -ar to form plural: bil → bilar (cars), dag → dagar (days). This is the most common plural ending for en-words not ending in -a. Definite plural adds -na: bilarna (the cars).

Group 2 Plurals (-ar)

Singular	Plural	Definite Plural	English
en bil	bilar	bilarna	car(s)
en dag	dagar	dagarna	day(s)
en hund	hundar	hundarna	dog(s)
en väg	vägar	vägarna	road(s)

Examples

Vi har två bilar.

We have two cars.

bil → bilar

Hundarna skäller.

The dogs are barking.

Definite: hundarna

Dagarna är långa.

The days are long.

dag → dagar

Jag ser många stjärnor.

I see many stars.

stjärna → stjärnor

3Plural Group 3: -er

Some en-words and ett-words add -er: telefon → telefoner (phones), muskel → muskler (muscles). Many loanwords and longer words follow this pattern. Definite plural adds -na: telefonerna (the phones).

Group 3 Plurals (-er)

Singular	Plural	Definite Plural	English
en telefon	telefoner	telefonerna	phone(s)
en dator	datorer	datorerna	computer(s)
en station	stationer	stationerna	station(s)
en muskel	muskler	musklerna	muscle(s)

Examples

Alla telefoner ringer.

All phones are ringing.

telefon → telefoner

Det finns många stationer.

There are many stations.

station → stationer

Datorerna är nya.

The computers are new.

Definite: datorerna

Jag behöver fler idéer.

I need more ideas.

idé → idéer

4Plural Groups 4-5 and Ett-words

Ett-words ending in a vowel add -n: äpple → äpplen (apples). One-syllable ett-words often stay the same: ett hus → två hus (houses). These are the zero plural forms. Always learn the plural with the noun.