%% date:: [[2022-08-10]] parent:: [[Languages]] %% # [[Swedish (language)]] ## Gender Swedish has two genders, common and neuter. However, unlike many languages, this distinction is usually made based on the *indefinite* article (a/an) rather than the definite article (the). *Ett* words: äpple, barn, brev, språk, företag *En* words: katt, filosofi, flicka, man Nouns must agree with adjectives that refer to them. ![[2022-08-10 Lektion med Mel#^727c75]] ## Pronouns ### Subject | Dutch | Swedish | English | | ------- | ------- | ----------- | | Ik | Jag | I | | Jij/U | Du | You | | Hij/Zij | Han/Hon | He/She/They | | Wij | Ni | We | | Jullie | Vi | You | | Zij | De | They | ### Object | Swedish | Dutch | English | | ------- | -------- | ------- | | mig | mij | me | | dig | jou | you | | sig | hem/haar | him/her | | oss | ons | us | | | jullie | you | | dem | hen | them | > [!tip]- De, dem, and dom > *De* is always the third-person plural subject. > *Dem* is always the third-person plural object. > However, both are pronounced *dom*! This has led to some confusion, and these days, people often write *dom* to mean both *de* and *dem*. ### Possessive | Dutch | Swedish | English | | --------- | ------- | ------- | | mijn | | my | | jouw | | | | zijn/haar | | | | ons/onze | | | | jullie | | | | hun | | | http://www.mylanguages.org/swedish_pronouns.php