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The cardinal numbers (grundtal) are : —


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 * 1. en, ett. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" |  || 16. sexton.
 * 2. två (tu, tvänne). || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 17. sjutton.
 * 3. tre (trenne). || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 18. aderton.
 * 4. fyra. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 19. nitton.
 * 5. fem. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 20. tjugu.
 * 6. sex. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 30. trettio.
 * 7. sju. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 40. fyrtio (fyratio).
 * 8. åtta. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 50. femtio.
 * 9. nio. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 60. sextio.
 * 10. tio. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 70. sjuttio.
 * 11. elfva. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 80. åttio (åttatio).
 * 12. tolf. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 90. nittio.
 * 13. tretton. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 100. hundra.
 * 14. fjorton. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 1000. tusen.
 * 15. femton. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | ||
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 * 9. nio. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 60. sextio.
 * 10. tio. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 70. sjuttio.
 * 11. elfva. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 80. åttio (åttatio).
 * 12. tolf. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 90. nittio.
 * 13. tretton. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 100. hundra.
 * 14. fjorton. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 1000. tusen.
 * 15. femton. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | ||
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 * 13. tretton. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 100. hundra.
 * 14. fjorton. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | || 1000. tusen.
 * 15. femton. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | ||
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 * 15. femton. || || style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | ||
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The cardinal numbers are indeclinable except en, ett, which may be used in the sense of an indefinite pronoun; as, den ene, 'the one;' den ena, 'the ones.' Hundra and tusen may be used as nouns. The old neuter tu may be used in some cases; as, i tu, 'in two;' tu par, 'two pairs.' The old masculine nominative tver (tve) occurs in compound words; as, tvetydig, 'ambiguous.'

The o in nio and tio, and the u in tjugu, are usually replaced in common parlance by e; as, nie, tie, tjuge, while