Swedish Numbers

Swedish Numbers

If you're trying to learn Swedish Numbers you will find some useful resources including a course about Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers... to help you with your Swedish grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Swedish. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!

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Swedish Numbers

Learning the Swedish Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Swedish language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Swedish.

Swedish cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:

English NumbersSwedish Numbers
numberstal
oneett
twotvå
threetre
fourfyra
fivefem
sixsex
sevensju
eightåtta
ninenio
tentio
elevenelva
twelvetolv
thirteentretton
fourteenfjorton
fifteenfemton
sixteensexton
seventeensjutton
eighteenarton
nineteennitton
twentytjugo
hundredhundra
one thousandettusen
millionmiljon

As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Swedish has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Swedish.

List of Ordinal Numbers in Swedish

Swedish Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Swedish. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Swedish vocabulary.

English NumbersSwedish Numbers
Ordinal NumbersOrdningstal
firstförsta
secondandra
thirdtredje
fourthfjärde
fifthfemte
sixthsjätte
seventhsjunde
eighthåttonde
ninthnionde
tenthtionde
eleventhelfte
twelfthtolfte
thirteenthtrettonde
fourteenthfjortonde
fifteenthfemtonde
sixteenthsextonde
seventeenthsjuttonde
eighteenthartonde
nineteenthnittonde
twentiethtjugonde
onceen gång
twicetvå gånger

Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Swedish, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Swedish Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Swedish lessons here: Learn Swedish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.

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