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Swedish nouns belong to one of five declension groups. The group determines how the plural is formed. En-words dominate groups 1-3; ett-words dominate groups 4-5.

Pick a noun to see all its forms. Click a cell to see an example sentence.

Genus: en-ord och ett-ord

About 75% of Swedish nouns are en-words. There are some patterns but many exceptions. Words ending in -ing, -tion, -het, -nad, -skap are almost always en-words. Words ending in -ande, -ende, -eri tend to be ett-words.

Bestämd och obestämd form

Obestämd form: something new/unknown, after en/ett/många/någon/ingen/annan/varje, in general statements (dricka kaffe, köpa bil).
Bestämd form: something known/obvious/unique, after den/det/de (den här, det där), and in fixed expressions (gå till skolan, på jobbet).

Genitiv

Add -s to the noun: pojkens bok, Evas väska. Names ending in -s, -x, -z skip the genitive -s: Mats bok, Alex väska. The main noun after the genitive takes indefinite form: Evas nya bil (not bilen).