Cardinal Numbers
What are numerals?
Numerals are words used to express numbers and order.
Swedish has two main types.
Cardinal numbers
Cardinal numbers tell us how many.
The number one can be en or ett depending on the gender of the noun.
en bilone car
ett husone house
Cardinal numbers
noll[nɔlː] · num.New
zero
en[ɛnː] · num.New
one, a, an
[ɛnː] · num.
The number one with en-words: en bok, två böcker. Ett is used with ett-words.
ett[ɛtː] · num.New
one, a, an
[ɛtː] · num.
The number one with ett-words: ett hus, två hus. En is used with en-words.
två[tvoː] · num.New
two
tre[treː] · num.New
three
fyra[ˇfyːra] · num.New
four
fem[fɛmː] · num.New
five
sex[sɛkːs] · num.New
six
sju[ɧʉː] · num.New
seven
åtta[ˇɔtːa] · num.New
eight
nio[ˇniːʊ] · num.New
nine
tio[ˇtiːʊ] · num.New
ten
elva[ˇɛlːva] · num.New
eleven
tolv[tɔlːv] · num.New
twelve
tretton[ˇtrɛtːɔn] · num.New
thirteen
fjorton[ˇfjuːʈɔn] · num.New
fourteen
femton[ˇfɛmːtɔn] · num.New
fifteen
sexton[ˇsɛkːstɔn] · num.New
sixteen
sjutton[ˇɧɵtːɔn] · num.New
seventeen
arton[ˇɑːʈɔn] · num.New
eighteen
nitton[ˇnɪtːɔn] · num.New
nineteen
tjugo[ˇɕʉːgʊ] · num.New
twenty
tjugoett[ɕʉ(gʊ)ˈɛtt] · num.New
twenty-one
tjugotvå[ɕʉ(gʊ)ˈtvoː] · num.New
twenty-two
tjugofem[ɕʉ(gʊ)ˈfɛmː] · num.New
twenty-five
trettio[ˇtrɛtːɪ(ʊ)] · num.New
thirty
fyrtio[ˇfœʈːɪ(ʊ)] · num.New
forty
femtio[ˇfɛmːtɪ(ʊ)] · num.New
fifty
sextio[ˇsɛkːstɪ(ʊ)] · num.New
sixty
sjuttio[ˇɧɵtːɪ(ʊ)] · num.New
seventy
åttio[ˇɔtːɪ(ʊ)] · num.New
eighty
nittio[ˇnɪtːɪ(ʊ)] · num.New
ninety
hundra[hɵnːdra] · num.New
hundred
hundraett[hɵndraˈɛtː] · num.New
one hundred and one
tvåhundra[tfoˈhɵnːdra] · num.New
two hundred
tusen[tʉːsɛn] · num.New
thousand
tiotusen[ˈtiːʊ ˈtʉːsɛn] · num.New
ten thousand
hundratusen[ˈhɵnːdra ˈtʉːsɛn] · num.New
one hundred thousand
miljon[mɪlˈjuːn] · nounNew
million
[mɪlˈjuːn] · noun
| definite singular | miljonen |
| indefinite plural | miljoner |
| definite plural | miljonerna |
miljard[mɪlˈjɑːɖ] · nounNew
billion
[mɪlˈjɑːɖ] · noun
| definite singular | miljarden |
| indefinite plural | miljarder |
| definite plural | miljarderna |
Larger numbers
Larger numbers are built by combining smaller number words just like in English.
tjugo + ett = tjugoett
ett + hundra + femtio = etthundrafemtio