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In today's lesson you will learn ''' | In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about '''¨WHEN USING (ETT) OR (EN)¨''' in Swedish | ||
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== ''' | == '''When using (ETT or (EN) in Swedish''' == | ||
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|'''<big>ENGLISH</big>''' | |||
|'''<big>SWEDISH</big>''' | |||
|'''<big>PRONUNCIATION IN</big>''' | |||
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>''' | '''<big>ENGLISH</big>''' | ||
|'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>''' | |||
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>''' | '''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>''' | ||
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|A table | |A table | ||
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== | == '''INDEFINITE FORM''' == | ||
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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== '''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. | |||
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Revision as of 18:10, 8 September 2021
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Hello everybody,
In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨WHEN USING (ETT) OR (EN)¨ in Swedish
Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !
Good learning ! :)
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When using (ETT or (EN) in Swedish
| 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 |
INDEFINITE FORM
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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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.
