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Plurals

Five plural groups

Group 1 (-or): en-words ending in unstressed -a

Drop -a and add -or.

📊 Plural groups
Group Pattern Singular Plural
1 -or en flicka flickor
2 -ar en bil bilar
3 -er en tid tider
4 -n ett äpple äpplen
5 no ending ett hus hus
💬 Examples
en flicka → flickor
a girl → girls
📝 flicka → drop -a + -or
en gata → gator / en lampa → lampor
a street → streets / a lamp → lamps
📝 Group 1 examples
Group 2 (-ar): most common en-words

The largest group — add -ar directly (or after dropping -e).

💬 Examples
en bil → bilar / en dag → dagar
a car → cars / a day → days
📝 Group 2: add -ar
en lärare → lärare
a teacher → teachers
📝 no change for -are words (Group 4/5 crossover)
Group 3 (-er) and Group 5 (no ending)

Group 3: many en-words add -er; Group 5: ett-words with no change.

💬 Examples
en tid → tider / en hand → händer
a time → times / a hand → hands
📝 Group 3: -er, sometimes with umlaut
ett hus → hus / ett barn → barn
a house → houses / a child → children
📝 Group 5: no ending added