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Numbers, Time & Dates
Cardinal and ordinal numbers, telling time, days, months and dates
ett vs en
"one" agrees with gender (unlike other numbers)
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The only cardinal number that changes with noun gender
hundra, tusen, miljon
hundred, thousand, million
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Larger round numbers
Att läsa stora tal
Reading large numbers
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Numbers combine hundreds, tens, and units in fixed order
halv sju
half past six
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Swedish counts toward the NEXT hour, like German
klockan fjorton och trettio
formal 24-hour time: 14:30
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Used in schedules, transport, and formal contexts
på + veckodag
on + day of the week
på måndag
på introduces days of the week
i + månad
in + month
i maj
i introduces months
Hur gammal är du?
How old are you?
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Jag är tjugo år. = I am twenty years old.
den första maj
ordinal numbers agreeing with the definite article
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Ordinals combine with den/det for dates
kl.
abbreviation for klockan (o'clock)
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Commonly used in writing and schedules