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Hello everybody,
Hello everybody,


In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about '''¨WHEN USING (ETT) OR (EN''' in Swedish
In today's lesson you will learn '''WHEN TO USE ETT & EN''' in Swedish.


Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !
Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !
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Good learning ! :)
Good learning ! :)


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== '''When using (ETT or (EN) in Swedish''' ==
== '''INDEFINITE FORM''' ==
In Swedish, we have two words to choose when we want to write about nouns in an indefinite form: En or Ett.
 
'''Examples:'''
*Ett bord = A table
*En hund = A dog
*Ett äpple = An apple
*En skola =  A school
 
== '''COMMON MISTAKE''' ==
*En (Swedish article) = An (English article)
*Ett (Swedish article) = A (English article)
 
This is not true. There is '''no grammatical rule''' to know when to use En or Ett, you just simply '''have to learn them'''.
 
== '''DEFINITE FORM''' ==
When we want a noun to be in definite form we add a suffix to the noun; -en, -n or -et.
 
For example:
*<u>Ett</u> bord = Bord<u>et</u>
*<u>En</u> hund = Hund<u>en</u>
*<u>Ett</u> äpple = Äppl<u>et</u>
*<u>En</u> skola = Skola<u>n</u>
<blockquote>Here we just add -n since the word already ends with a vowel.</blockquote>
 
As you might have noticed, you can know which suffix to use by looking at the indefinite article.
 
*If it's an "En-word", the suffix is -en or -n.
*If it's an "Ett-word", the suffix is -et.
 
== When to use ETT or EN in Swedish (table in several languages) ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
|'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
!'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
|'''<big>SWEDISH</big>'''
!'''<big>SWEDISH</big>'''
|'''<big>PRONUNCIATION IN</big>'''
!'''<big>PRONUNCIATION IN</big>'''
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
|'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
!'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
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|-
|A table
|A table
|'''<big>Ett bord</big>'''
|'''<big>Ett bord</big>'''
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== '''INDEFINITE FORM''' ==
==Videos==
In Swedish we have two words to choose between when we want to write about nouns in indefinite form: En or Ett.
 
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==='''Examples'''===
*Ett bord = A table
*En hund = A dog
*Ett äpple = An apple
*En skola =  A school
 
== '''COMMON MISTAKE''' ==
*En (Swedish article) = An (English article)
*Ett (Swedish article) = A (English article)
 
This is not true. There is no grammatical rule to know when to use En or Ett, you just simply have to learn them.


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<youtube>w_Yrfx1nHLw</youtube>


== '''DEFINITE FORM''' ==
When we want a noun to be in definite form we add a suffix to the noun; -en, -n or -et.
For example:
*<u>Ett</u> bord = Bord<u>et</u>
*<u>En</u> hund = Hund<u>en</u>
*<u>Ett</u> äpple = Äppl<u>et</u>
*<u>En</u> skola = Skola<u>n</u>
<blockquote>Here we just add -n since the word already ends with a vowel.</blockquote>


As you might have noticed, you can know which suffix to use by looking at the indefinite article.
<youtube>jGi3LShBCp4</youtube>


*If it's an "En-word", the suffix is -en or -n.
*If it's an "Ett-word", the suffix is -et.


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=='''Authors'''==
=='''Authors'''==
[http://polyglotclub.com/member/brainwashme Brainwashme]
[http://polyglotclub.com/member/brainwashme Brainwashme]

Revision as of 18:11, 8 September 2021

When using (ETT or (EN) in Swedish
When using (ETT or (EN) in Swedish

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Hello everybody,

In today's lesson you will learn WHEN TO USE ETT & EN in Swedish.

Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !

Good learning ! :)


INDEFINITE FORM

In Swedish, we have two words to choose when we want to write about nouns in an indefinite form: En or Ett.

Examples:

  • Ett bord = A table
  • En hund = A dog
  • Ett äpple = An apple
  • En skola = A school

COMMON MISTAKE

  • En (Swedish article) = An (English article)
  • Ett (Swedish article) = A (English article)

This is not true. There is no grammatical rule to know when to use En or Ett, you just simply have to learn them.

DEFINITE FORM

When we want a noun to be in definite form we add a suffix to the noun; -en, -n or -et.

For example:

  • Ett bord = Bordet
  • En hund = Hunden
  • Ett äpple = Äpplet
  • En skola = Skolan

Here we just add -n since the word already ends with a vowel.

As you might have noticed, you can know which suffix to use by looking at the indefinite article.

  • If it's an "En-word", the suffix is -en or -n.
  • If it's an "Ett-word", the suffix is -et.

When to use ETT or EN in Swedish (table in several languages)

ENGLISH SWEDISH PRONUNCIATION IN

ENGLISH

BRAZILIAN

PORTUGUESE

A table Ett bord eht bohr Uma mesa
A dog En hund ehn hoon Um cachorro
An apple Ett äpple eht eh pleh Uma maçã
A school En skola ehn skoo lah Uma escola
The table Bordet bohr deht A mesa
The dog Hunden hoon dehn O cachorro
The apple Äpplet eh pleht A maçã
The school Skolan skoh lahn A escola

Videos



Authors

Brainwashme

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