Nouns, Articles & Gender

Fullständigt paradigm: fyra former

Full paradigm across all four forms

indef sg/pl, def sg/pl

Every regular noun has exactly these four surface forms

Historiskt ursprung av den suffigerade artikeln

Historical origin of the suffixed definite article

from a postposed demonstrative

The suffix descends from an old "that" word placed after the noun

Genitiv -s på hela frasen

Genitive -s added to the whole noun phrase, not just the head

Kungens av Sveriges bil-type constructions show this clearly

Sammansättning med fogeelement -s-, -e-, -a-

Compound formation with linking elements

Linking sounds often connect the parts of a compound noun

Genustendenser hos lånord

Loanwords and gender assignment tendencies

New borrowings tend to default to en unless a pattern suggests otherwise

Substantiv med både en- och ett-form

Nouns with both en/ett forms and different meanings

A few nouns shift meaning depending on which gender is used

Bestämdhet hos mass-/kollektivsubstantiv

Mass/collective nouns and definiteness patterns

Uncountable nouns follow their own definiteness conventions

Dubbel bestämdhet: den/det/de + adjektiv + suffix

Double definiteness: den/det/de + adjective + noun-suffix

den stora boken

Definiteness is marked twice when an adjective is present

Utelämning av obestämd artikel i fasta uttryck

Indefinite article omission in certain fixed expressions

Some set phrases drop the article that grammar would otherwise require

Registervariation i substantivfrasens formalitet

Formal and casual Swedish sometimes prefer different phrasing