Page:A simplified grammar of the Swedish language.djvu/26

8 THE ARTICLES. (Artikeln.)

Three genders are recognized in Swedish, viz. the masculine, feminine, and neuter.

The Articles agree in gender and number with the noun to which they refer.

There are three Articles: the "Indefinite" (obestämd), and two forms of the "Definite" (bestämd), (1) the Affixed or Terminal Article (slutartikel), and (2) the Independent (fristående) Article.

The Indefinite Article, which precedes the noun, or the adjective which qualifies the latter, is as follows:—




 * - align="center"
 * - align="center"
 * en, a, an. || || ett, a, an.
 * }
 * }

Examples: en gosse, m., 'a boy,' en flitig gosse, 'a diligent boy;' en flicka, f., 'a girl,' en vacker flicka, 'a fine girl;' ett barn, n., 'a child,' ett godt barn, 'a good child.'

The Affix or Terminal Definite Article consists of the following particles, which are incorporated with the noun:—




 * - align="center"
 * colspan="3" | Singular.
 * - align="center"
 * - align="center"
 * en or n, the, || || et or t, the.
 * - align="center"
 * colspan="3" | Plural.
 * - align="center"
 * ne, na, || || en or a, the.
 * }
 * }

Examples: dag, m., 'day,' dagen, 'the day;' blomma, f., 'flower,' blomman, 'the flower;' namn, n., 'name,'