Adjectives

Question 1

What is the Swedish term for ‘a green jacket’?

Answer 1

en grön jacka

‘En’ indicates a common gender noun in Swedish.

Question 2

What is the Swedish term for ‘a big bag’?

Answer 2

en stor väska

‘En’ indicates a common gender noun in Swedish.

Question 3

What is the Swedish term for ‘a green umbrella’?

Answer 3

ett grönt paraply

‘Ett’ indicates a neuter noun in Swedish.

Question 4

What is the Swedish term for ‘a big house’?

Answer 4

ett stort hus

‘Ett’ indicates a neuter noun in Swedish.

Question 5

What is the Swedish term for ‘five green apples’?

Answer 5

fem gröna äpplen

‘Fem’ indicates plural in Swedish.

Question 6

What is the Swedish term for ‘four big kids’?

Answer 6

fyra stora barn

‘Fyra’ indicates plural in Swedish.

Question 7

What does the adjective ‘grön’ become when used with an en-word?

Answer 7

grön → en grön jacka

‘Grön’ is the form for common gender nouns.

Question 8

What does the adjective ‘grön’ become when used with an ett-word?

Answer 8

grönt → ett grönt paraply

‘Grönt’ is the form for neuter nouns.

Question 9

What does the adjective ‘grön’ become when used with plural?

Answer 9

gröna → fem gröna äpplen

‘Gröna’ is the plural form of the adjective.

Question 10

What do adjectives do?

Answer 10

Adjektiv beskriver hur något ser ut eller är.

Question 11

How do adjectives behave in Swedish?

Answer 11

Adjektivet böjs efter substantivet.

Question 12

What is the form of the adjective with an en-word?

Answer 12

en → grön (en grön jacka)

Question 13

What is the form of the adjective with an ett-word?

Answer 13

ett → grönt (ett grönt paraply)

Question 14

What is the form of the adjective with plural?

Answer 14

flera → gröna (flera gröna äpplen)

Question 16

What do adjectives do?

Answer 16

Adjektiv beskriver hur något ser ut eller är.

Adjectives describe what something looks like or is.

Question 17

How do adjectives behave in Swedish?

Answer 17

Adjektivet böjs efter substantivet.

The adjective changes depending on the noun.

Question 18

Adjective with en-word?

Answer 18

en → grön (green) → en grön jacka (a green jacket), en stor väska (a big bag).

Question 19

Adjective with ett-word?

Answer 19

ett → grönt (green) → ett grönt paraply (a green umbrella), ett stort hus (a big house).

Question 20

Adjective with plural?

Answer 20

flera → gröna (green) → fem gröna äpplen (five green apples), fyra stora barn (four big children).

Question 21

big

Answer 21

stor (stoor – en-word), stort (stoort – ett-word)

en stor bil (a big car)
ett stort hus (a big house)

Question 22

small

Answer 22

liten (LEE-ten – en-word), litet (LEE-tet – ett-word)

en liten hund (a small dog)
ett litet äpple (a small apple)

Question 23

grey

Answer 23

grå (groh – en-word), grått (grot – ett-word)

en grå katt (a grey cat)
ett grått hus (a grey house)

Question 24

red

Answer 24

röd (ruh-d – en-word, lips rounded), rött (ruht – ett-word)

en röd bok (a red book)
ett rött bord (a red table)

Question 25

blue

Answer 25

blå (bloh – en-word), blått (blott – ett-word) ## Footnote en blå stol (a blue chair) ett blått hus (a blue house)

Question 26

white

Answer 26

vit (veet – en-word), vitt (veet – ett-word) ## Footnote en vit hund (a white dog) ett vitt papper (a white paper)

Question 27

black

Answer 27

svart (svart – same for en/ett) ## Footnote en svart bil (a black car) ett svart bord (a black table)

Question 28

brown

Answer 28

brun (broon – en-word), brunt (broont – ett-word) ## Footnote en brun häst (a brown horse) ett brunt hus (a brown house)

Question 29

young

Answer 29

ung (oong – en-word), ungt (oongt – ett-word) ## Footnote en ung flicka (a young girl) ett ungt barn (a young child)

Question 30

old

Answer 30

gammal (GAH-mal – en-word), gammalt (GAH-malt – ett-word) ## Footnote en gammal bok (an old book) ett gammalt hus (an old house)

Question 31

What happens with adjectives in indefinite singular (en-word)?

Answer 31

Adjective stays in base form. ## Footnote en stor bil (a big car) en röd bok (a red book)

Question 32

What happens with adjectives in indefinite singular (ett-word)?

Answer 32

Add -t to adjective. ## Footnote ett stort hus (a big house) ett rött bord (a red table)

Question 33

What happens with adjectives in indefinite plural?

Answer 33

Add -a to adjective. ## Footnote stora bilar (big cars) röda äpplen (red apples)

Question 34

What happens with adjectives in definite singular (en/ett-word)?

Answer 34

Use den/det + adjective with -a + definite noun. ## Footnote den stora bilen (the big car) det stora huset (the big house)

Question 35

What happens with adjectives in definite plural?

Answer 35

Use de + adjective with -a + definite noun plural. ## Footnote de stora bilarna (the big cars) de röda äpplena (the red apples)

Question 36

Translate 'a big car'.

Answer 36

en stor bil

Question 37

Translate 'a big house'.

Answer 37

ett stort hus

Question 38

Translate 'big cars'.

Answer 38

stora bilar

Question 39

Translate 'the big car'.

Answer 39

den stora bilen

Question 40

Translate 'the big house'.

Answer 40

det stora huset

Question 41

Translate 'the big cars'.

Answer 41

de stora bilarna