de

head

de (third-person plural nominative, dative and accusative dem, genitive deras, reflexive sig)

dem (accusative dative)
deras (genitive)
sig (reflexive)
jag (first-person nominative singular)
mig (first-person oblique singular)
mej (colloquial first-person oblique pronunciation-spelling singular)
min (first-person possessed-common possessive singular)
mitt (first-person possessed-neuter possessive singular)
mina (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
du (nominative second-person singular)
dig (oblique second-person singular)
dej (colloquial oblique pronunciation-spelling second-person singular)
din (possessed-common possessive second-person singular)
ditt (possessed-neuter possessive second-person singular)
dina (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
han (masculine nominative person singular third-person)
honom (masculine oblique person singular third-person)
han (informal masculine oblique person singular third-person)
en (dialectal informal masculine oblique person singular third-person)
hans (masculine person possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
hon (feminine nominative person singular third-person)
henne (feminine oblique person singular third-person)
hennes (feminine person possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism nominative singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism oblique singular third-person)
henom (gender-neutral neologism oblique singular third-person)
hens (gender-neutral neologism possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
den (common-gender nominative singular third-person)
den (common-gender oblique singular third-person)
dess (common-gender possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
det (neuter nominative singular third-person)
det (neuter oblique singular third-person)
dess (neuter possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
man (indefinite nominative singular third-person)
en (indefinite nominative singular third-person)
en (indefinite oblique singular third-person)
ens (indefinite possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
sig (oblique reflexive singular third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique pronunciation-spelling reflexive singular third-person)
sin (possessed-common possessive reflexive singular third-person)
sitt (possessed-neuter possessive reflexive singular third-person)
sina (possessed-many possessive reflexive singular third-person)
vi (first-person nominative plural)
oss (first-person oblique plural)
vår (first-person plural possessed-common possessive)
våran (first-person informal plural possessed-common possessive)
vårt (first-person plural possessed-neuter possessive)
vårat (first-person informal plural possessed-neuter possessive)
våra (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
ni (nominative plural second-person)
er (oblique plural second-person)
er (plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
eran (informal plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
ers (formal plural possessed-common possessive second-person term-of-address)
ert (plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
erat (informal plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
era (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
I (archaic nominative plural second-person)
eder (archaic oblique plural second-person)
eder (archaic plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
eders (archaic formal plural possessed-common possessive second-person term-of-address)
edert (archaic plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
edra (archaic plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
de (nominative plural third-person)
dom (colloquial nominative plural pronunciation-spelling third-person)
dem (oblique plural third-person)
dom (colloquial oblique plural pronunciation-spelling third-person)
deras (plural possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive third-person)
sig (oblique plural reflexive third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique plural pronunciation-spelling reflexive third-person)
sin (plural possessed-common possessive reflexive third-person)
sitt (plural possessed-neuter possessive reflexive third-person)
sina (plural possessed-many possessive reflexive third-person)

From Old Norse þeir, from Proto-Germanic *þai (with noun ending -r).


de

de gröna bilarna

the, a definite article used in the beginning of noun phrases containing attributive adjectives and nouns in the plural. This article is used together with the definite suffix of the noun to indicate the definiteness of the noun phrase.


de

From the common pronunciation of this word.

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(colloquial, text messaging, Internet) Pronunciation spelling of det.


en

numeral and article when used before g in close syntactic connection

From Old Swedish ēn, æn, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one, some”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”).


i

From Old Swedish ī, from Old Norse í, from Proto-Germanic *in.


man

man (indefinite nominative singular)
mans (genitive indefinite singular)
mannen (definite nominative singular)
mannens (definite genitive singular)
män (indefinite nominative plural)
mäns (genitive indefinite plural)
männen (definite nominative plural)
männens (definite genitive plural)
man (indefinite nominative singular)
mans (genitive indefinite singular)
mannen (definite nominative singular)
mannens (definite genitive singular)
mannar (indefinite nominative plural)
man (indefinite nominative plural)
mannars (genitive indefinite plural)
mans (genitive indefinite plural)
mannarna (definite nominative plural)
mannarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish maþer, mander, from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.

Jalla, mannen!

(slang, in the definite "mannen") man (usually friendly term of address)


man

det man inte har i huvudet får man ha i benen

För länge, länge sen såg inte världen ut som nu. Man levde inte alls på samma sätt som jag och du. Man hade ständiga problem med sin kommunikation. För att göra sig hörd var man tvungen att ta ton. Man siktade mot mål, men man träffade bredvid, för inget var exakt i en fördatorisk tid. Man sände sina dokument med män i uniform, som färdades på snö och is i hällregn och storm. Man köpte sina tjänster med papper och metall – ett besynnerligt system som fick imperier på fall. Man sa att grunden var solid, men staten kom på glid, för system var instabila i en fördatorisk tid. Tiderna förändras. Andra ska ta vid. Sanningar föråldras. De formas av sin egen tid. Man byggde stora städer där man trängdes med varann – där man omgav sig med dån och larm och stod i rök och damm. Man sökte efter ledare med styrka och förstånd, som skulle föra folket bort från krig och undergång. En roll alltför komplex för en enda individ, så inget blev beständigt i en fördatorisk tid. Tiderna förändras. Andra ska ta vid. Sanningar föråldras. Man formas av sin egen tid. Man måste stiga upp varje vardag klockan fem, för att stå vid en maskin tills det blev kväll och man gick hem. Man levde under hot, på gränsen till panik, så man sökte efter sanningen i stjärnornas mystik. Man talade om fred, men man låg i ständig strid, för man förlitade sig på människan i fördatorisk tid.

1984, Adolphson & Falk (lyrics and music), “I fördatorisk tid [In pre-computer times [Literally, "In pre-computerish/computeric time" – sounds ad hoc in Swedish as well. Could also be translated as "In a pre-computer age/time" or the like.]]”, in Över tid och rum [Across time and space]:

A long, long time ago, the world was different from today [did not look like now]. People [one] did not at all live in the same way as me and you [literally translated]. You [one] had constant problems with your [one's] communication. To make yourself [oneself] heard, you [one] had to speak up [take tone]. You [one] aimed for goals [or targets], but you [one] hit next to them [hit next-to/beside (the goal/target, missing it)], because nothing was exact in a pre-computer time. You [one] sent your [one's] documents with men in uniform, who traveled on snow and ice in pouring rain and storm. You [one] bought your [one's] services with paper and metal – a peculiar [strange] system that brought empires down ["got empires on fall"]. People [one] said that the foundation was solid, but the state started slipping [went [came] on the slide [on slide]], because systems were unstable in a pre-computer time. [The] times change. Others will follow/ensue [shall pick up]. Truths become outdated ["are en-aged"]. They are shaped by their own time. People [one] built large cities where they [one] crowded together [thronged with one another] – where they [one] surrounded themselves [oneself] with roar and racket and stood in smoke and dust. They [one] sought leaders with strength and reason, that would lead [or bring] the people away from war and ruin [or "doom," or "destruction" in the sense of ruin/doom]. A role much too complex for a single individual, so nothing endured [became enduring] in a pre-computer time. [The] times change. Others will follow/ensue [shall pick up]. Truths become outdated ["are en-aged"]. You [one] are shaped by your [one's] own time. You [one] had to get up every weekday at five, to stand at a machine until the evening and then go home [until it became evening and you [one] went home]. You [one] lived under threat, on the verge of panic, so you [one] searched for the truth in the mystery of the stars [in the stars' mystique]. People [one] spoke of peace, but they [one] were [lay] in constant conflict [battle], because you [one] relied on [and put your trust in] man/humans ["the human" – the human species or humans collectively] in pre-computer times.

(indefinite) people in general (in some implied group, often all people); one, you, they, people, etc.

Man har väl varit med förr!
This isn't my first rodeo! [One has väl been with [involved] before!]

(indefinite, often humorous) I (referring to oneself obliquely)


vi

jag (first-person nominative singular)
mig (first-person oblique singular)
mej (colloquial first-person oblique pronunciation-spelling singular)
min (first-person possessed-common possessive singular)
mitt (first-person possessed-neuter possessive singular)
mina (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
du (nominative second-person singular)
dig (oblique second-person singular)
dej (colloquial oblique pronunciation-spelling second-person singular)
din (possessed-common possessive second-person singular)
ditt (possessed-neuter possessive second-person singular)
dina (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
han (masculine nominative person singular third-person)
honom (masculine oblique person singular third-person)
han (informal masculine oblique person singular third-person)
en (dialectal informal masculine oblique person singular third-person)
hans (masculine person possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
hon (feminine nominative person singular third-person)
henne (feminine oblique person singular third-person)
hennes (feminine person possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism nominative singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism oblique singular third-person)
henom (gender-neutral neologism oblique singular third-person)
hens (gender-neutral neologism possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
den (common-gender nominative singular third-person)
den (common-gender oblique singular third-person)
dess (common-gender possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
det (neuter nominative singular third-person)
det (neuter oblique singular third-person)
dess (neuter possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
man (indefinite nominative singular third-person)
en (indefinite nominative singular third-person)
en (indefinite oblique singular third-person)
ens (indefinite possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
sig (oblique reflexive singular third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique pronunciation-spelling reflexive singular third-person)
sin (possessed-common possessive reflexive singular third-person)
sitt (possessed-neuter possessive reflexive singular third-person)
sina (possessed-many possessive reflexive singular third-person)
vi (first-person nominative plural)
oss (first-person oblique plural)
vår (first-person plural possessed-common possessive)
våran (first-person informal plural possessed-common possessive)
vårt (first-person plural possessed-neuter possessive)
vårat (first-person informal plural possessed-neuter possessive)
våra (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
ni (nominative plural second-person)
er (oblique plural second-person)
er (plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
eran (informal plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
ers (formal plural possessed-common possessive second-person term-of-address)
ert (plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
erat (informal plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
era (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
I (archaic nominative plural second-person)
eder (archaic oblique plural second-person)
eder (archaic plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
eders (archaic formal plural possessed-common possessive second-person term-of-address)
edert (archaic plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
edra (archaic plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
de (nominative plural third-person)
dom (colloquial nominative plural pronunciation-spelling third-person)
dem (oblique plural third-person)
dom (colloquial oblique plural pronunciation-spelling third-person)
deras (plural possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive third-person)
sig (oblique plural reflexive third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique plural pronunciation-spelling reflexive third-person)
sin (plural possessed-common possessive reflexive third-person)
sitt (plural possessed-neuter possessive reflexive third-person)
sina (plural possessed-many possessive reflexive third-person)

From Old Swedish vīr, from Old East Norse *wīʀ (compare vér), from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.

Det finns bara en av mig och det är jag. Det finns bara en av dig och det är du. Det finns bara två av oss, och det är vi.

1981, X Models (lyrics and music), “Två av oss [Two of us]”:

There is only one of me and that is I. There is only one of you [object] and that is you [subject]. There are only two of us, and that is us [we – subject]. [Swedish has some of the same subject/object fuzziness as English, but a standalone "Det är " idiomatically (through intuition rather than being taught) uses the subject form]

1791, Carl Michael Bellman, Fredmans sånger, N:o 21

We'll walk away eventually from the noise and tumult of Bacchus

Så lunka vi så småningom från Bacchi buller och tumult

we (first-person personal plural subject pronoun)


he

(regional, Northern Sweden, Ostrobothnia) it


nada

Borrowed from Spanish nada or Portuguese nada. Attested since 1976.

Jag fattade nada


er

er c (neuter possessive only ert, plural era)

ert (neuter possessive)
era (plural)
jag (first-person nominative singular)
mig (first-person oblique singular)
mej (colloquial first-person oblique pronunciation-spelling singular)
min (first-person possessed-common possessive singular)
mitt (first-person possessed-neuter possessive singular)
mina (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
du (nominative second-person singular)
dig (oblique second-person singular)
dej (colloquial oblique pronunciation-spelling second-person singular)
din (possessed-common possessive second-person singular)
ditt (possessed-neuter possessive second-person singular)
dina (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
han (masculine nominative person singular third-person)
honom (masculine oblique person singular third-person)
han (informal masculine oblique person singular third-person)
en (dialectal informal masculine oblique person singular third-person)
hans (masculine person possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
hon (feminine nominative person singular third-person)
henne (feminine oblique person singular third-person)
hennes (feminine person possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism nominative singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism oblique singular third-person)
henom (gender-neutral neologism oblique singular third-person)
hens (gender-neutral neologism possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
den (common-gender nominative singular third-person)
den (common-gender oblique singular third-person)
dess (common-gender possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
det (neuter nominative singular third-person)
det (neuter oblique singular third-person)
dess (neuter possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
man (indefinite nominative singular third-person)
en (indefinite nominative singular third-person)
en (indefinite oblique singular third-person)
ens (indefinite possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
sig (oblique reflexive singular third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique pronunciation-spelling reflexive singular third-person)
sin (possessed-common possessive reflexive singular third-person)
sitt (possessed-neuter possessive reflexive singular third-person)
sina (possessed-many possessive reflexive singular third-person)
vi (first-person nominative plural)
oss (first-person oblique plural)
vår (first-person plural possessed-common possessive)
våran (first-person informal plural possessed-common possessive)
vårt (first-person plural possessed-neuter possessive)
vårat (first-person informal plural possessed-neuter possessive)
våra (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
ni (nominative plural second-person)
er (oblique plural second-person)
er (plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
eran (informal plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
ers (formal plural possessed-common possessive second-person term-of-address)
ert (plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
erat (informal plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
era (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
I (archaic nominative plural second-person)
eder (archaic oblique plural second-person)
eder (archaic plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
eders (archaic formal plural possessed-common possessive second-person term-of-address)
edert (archaic plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
edra (archaic plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
de (nominative plural third-person)
dom (colloquial nominative plural pronunciation-spelling third-person)
dem (oblique plural third-person)
dom (colloquial oblique plural pronunciation-spelling third-person)
deras (plural possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive third-person)
sig (oblique plural reflexive third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique plural pronunciation-spelling reflexive third-person)
sin (plural possessed-common possessive reflexive third-person)
sitt (plural possessed-neuter possessive reflexive third-person)
sina (plural possessed-many possessive reflexive third-person)

Contraction of earlier eder, from Old Swedish iþer, idher, from Old Norse iðʀ, from Proto-Germanic *izwiz, dative/accusative of *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́.

(possessive) your, yours; (speaking to more than one person, about one object)


dig

From Old Norse þik, from Proto-Germanic *þek, from Proto-Indo-European *te-ge.

Jag såg dig aldrig där.


sin

sitt (neuter)
sina (plural)
jag (first-person nominative singular)
mig (first-person oblique singular)
mej (colloquial first-person oblique pronunciation-spelling singular)
min (first-person possessed-common possessive singular)
mitt (first-person possessed-neuter possessive singular)
mina (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
du (nominative second-person singular)
dig (oblique second-person singular)
dej (colloquial oblique pronunciation-spelling second-person singular)
din (possessed-common possessive second-person singular)
ditt (possessed-neuter possessive second-person singular)
dina (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
han (masculine nominative person singular third-person)
honom (masculine oblique person singular third-person)
han (informal masculine oblique person singular third-person)
en (dialectal informal masculine oblique person singular third-person)
hans (masculine person possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
hon (feminine nominative person singular third-person)
henne (feminine oblique person singular third-person)
hennes (feminine person possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism nominative singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism oblique singular third-person)
henom (gender-neutral neologism oblique singular third-person)
hens (gender-neutral neologism possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
den (common-gender nominative singular third-person)
den (common-gender oblique singular third-person)
dess (common-gender possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
det (neuter nominative singular third-person)
det (neuter oblique singular third-person)
dess (neuter possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
man (indefinite nominative singular third-person)
en (indefinite nominative singular third-person)
en (indefinite oblique singular third-person)
ens (indefinite possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
sig (oblique reflexive singular third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique pronunciation-spelling reflexive singular third-person)
sin (possessed-common possessive reflexive singular third-person)
sitt (possessed-neuter possessive reflexive singular third-person)
sina (possessed-many possessive reflexive singular third-person)
vi (first-person nominative plural)
oss (first-person oblique plural)
vår (first-person plural possessed-common possessive)
våran (first-person informal plural possessed-common possessive)
vårt (first-person plural possessed-neuter possessive)
vårat (first-person informal plural possessed-neuter possessive)
våra (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
ni (nominative plural second-person)
er (oblique plural second-person)
er (plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
eran (informal plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
ers (formal plural possessed-common possessive second-person term-of-address)
ert (plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
erat (informal plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
era (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
I (archaic nominative plural second-person)
eder (archaic oblique plural second-person)
eder (archaic plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
eders (archaic formal plural possessed-common possessive second-person term-of-address)
edert (archaic plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
edra (archaic plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
de (nominative plural third-person)
dom (colloquial nominative plural pronunciation-spelling third-person)
dem (oblique plural third-person)
dom (colloquial oblique plural pronunciation-spelling third-person)
deras (plural possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive third-person)
sig (oblique plural reflexive third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique plural pronunciation-spelling reflexive third-person)
sin (plural possessed-common possessive reflexive third-person)
sitt (plural possessed-neuter possessive reflexive third-person)
sina (plural possessed-many possessive reflexive third-person)

From Old Swedish sīn, from Old Norse sínn, from Proto-Germanic *sīnaz. Cognate with Danish sin, Gothic 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (seins), German sein, Dutch zijn.

Han hämtade sin post för tio minuter sedan.

He picked up his (own) mail ten minutes ago.

Compare:
Han hämtade hans post för tio minuter sedan.
He picked up his (somebody else’s) mail ten minutes ago.

Hon samlar sina dikter i en låda.

Hunden tycker inte om sitt halsband.

De tog sina papper och lämnade mötet.

They gathered their papers and left the meeting.

his (own), her (own), its (own), their (own). (Reflexive possessive third person pronoun).


era

er (singular)
jag (first-person nominative singular)
mig (first-person oblique singular)
mej (colloquial first-person oblique pronunciation-spelling singular)
min (first-person possessed-common possessive singular)
mitt (first-person possessed-neuter possessive singular)
mina (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
du (nominative second-person singular)
dig (oblique second-person singular)
dej (colloquial oblique pronunciation-spelling second-person singular)
din (possessed-common possessive second-person singular)
ditt (possessed-neuter possessive second-person singular)
dina (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
han (masculine nominative person singular third-person)
honom (masculine oblique person singular third-person)
han (informal masculine oblique person singular third-person)
en (dialectal informal masculine oblique person singular third-person)
hans (masculine person possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
hon (feminine nominative person singular third-person)
henne (feminine oblique person singular third-person)
hennes (feminine person possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism nominative singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism oblique singular third-person)
henom (gender-neutral neologism oblique singular third-person)
hens (gender-neutral neologism possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
den (common-gender nominative singular third-person)
den (common-gender oblique singular third-person)
dess (common-gender possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
det (neuter nominative singular third-person)
det (neuter oblique singular third-person)
dess (neuter possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
man (indefinite nominative singular third-person)
en (indefinite nominative singular third-person)
en (indefinite oblique singular third-person)
ens (indefinite possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
sig (oblique reflexive singular third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique pronunciation-spelling reflexive singular third-person)
sin (possessed-common possessive reflexive singular third-person)
sitt (possessed-neuter possessive reflexive singular third-person)
sina (possessed-many possessive reflexive singular third-person)
vi (first-person nominative plural)
oss (first-person oblique plural)
vår (first-person plural possessed-common possessive)
våran (first-person informal plural possessed-common possessive)
vårt (first-person plural possessed-neuter possessive)
vårat (first-person informal plural possessed-neuter possessive)
våra (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
ni (nominative plural second-person)
er (oblique plural second-person)
er (plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
eran (informal plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
ers (formal plural possessed-common possessive second-person term-of-address)
ert (plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
erat (informal plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
era (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
I (archaic nominative plural second-person)
eder (archaic oblique plural second-person)
eder (archaic plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
eders (archaic formal plural possessed-common possessive second-person term-of-address)
edert (archaic plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
edra (archaic plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
de (nominative plural third-person)
dom (colloquial nominative plural pronunciation-spelling third-person)
dem (oblique plural third-person)
dom (colloquial oblique plural pronunciation-spelling third-person)
deras (plural possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive third-person)
sig (oblique plural reflexive third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique plural pronunciation-spelling reflexive third-person)
sin (plural possessed-common possessive reflexive third-person)
sitt (plural possessed-neuter possessive reflexive third-person)
sina (plural possessed-many possessive reflexive third-person)

From Old Norse yðr, yðar, from Proto-Germanic *izwiz.

your, yours (multiple owners of more than one object)


du

From Old Swedish þū, from Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Nisse, du är en liten groda

TV Konstrijke Mästare, godt rådh giff,
Skall man nu skona thenna skelmens lijff?

1649, Jacobus Petri Chronander, Bele-Snack, Eller Een Ny Comœdia, act I, scene IV, page 40:

THOU artful Master, good counsel give,
Should one now spare this scoundrel's life?

you (subjective case, singular)
thou (if fitting for the context)


d

(Internet slang, text messaging) Pronunciation spelling of det (“it”).


han

From Old Swedish han, from Old Norse hann, from Proto-Norse *hānaʀ.

Han är mycket stilig

he, the third person singular, masculine, nominative case.


jag

jag (indefinite nominative singular)
jags (genitive indefinite singular)
jaget (definite nominative singular)
jagets (definite genitive singular)
jag (indefinite nominative plural)
jags (genitive indefinite plural)
jagen (definite nominative plural)
jagens (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish iak, jæk, from Old Norse jak (compare Old West Norse ek), from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ (ek), from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.


ni

Since 1661, through rebracketing of the 2nd plural verb suffix -(e)n and the older pronoun I ("ye"), e.g. vissten I > visste ni (“did you know”). Compare Icelandic þér and þið which developed similarly.
The Old Swedish ī, īr derives from Old Norse *īʀ (East Norse variant of ér) from Proto-Germanic *jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́. Compare Danish I.

Vill ni ha en påse med köpet?

you (second-person singular nominative formal) (capitalized Ni, rare in modern use)

(colloquial, perceived formal, derogatory to some) by some considered a respectful alternative to du (“you”), especially when addressing customers or the elderly

perceived formal; derogatory to some; perceived formal; derogatory to some


From Old Swedish hana, accusative form of hon. In most dialects, the corresponding dative form (henne, in Old Norse: hænni) has taken its place. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk na.

– Har hon sett'na? – Jo, hon såg'na igår, och gav'na brevet. Jag var hem ti'na [till'na] igår och snacka [snackade] me'na [med'na] [clipping "till," "med," and "-de" from the past tense is common in general and not dialectal].
– Has she seen her? – Yeah, she saw her yesterday, and gave her the letter. I went to her house ["was home to her" – standard] yesterday and talked to her.

(dialectal) her; accusative/dative of hon


ho

ho (indefinite nominative singular)
hos (genitive indefinite singular)
hon (definite nominative singular)
hons (definite genitive singular)
hoar (indefinite nominative plural)
hoars (genitive indefinite plural)
hoarna (definite nominative plural)
hoarnas (definite genitive plural)

a trough; a long container for feeding or watering animals.


ho

Hoo vnderwisar HERRANS anda/ och hwadh rådhgiffuare lärer honom? Hwem fråghar han om rådh, then honom förstånd giffuer/ och lärer honom rettzens wägh/ och lärer honom klookheet och wijsar honom förståndzens wägh?
(1873 edition) Ho undervisar Herrans Anda; och hvad rådgifvare lärer honom? Hvem frågar han om råd, den honom förstånd gifver, och lärer honom rättsens väg, och lärer honom klokhet, och viser honom förståndsens väg?

1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Esaiah, 40:13-14

Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him? With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?

Ho äst du?


ho

(dialectal) Alternative form of hon (“she”)


dem

De ser dem


ja

(colloquial, text messaging) Pronunciation spelling of jag.


hen

<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">oblique</i>

<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">possessive</i>

hen (third person singular gender-neutral personal pronoun, oblique hen or henom, possessive hens)

hen (oblique)
henom (oblique)
hens (possessive)

Svenska Dagbladet
Upsala Nya Tidning
hen (pronoun)

Created as an alternative to hon (“she”) and han (“he”). The coining of the word has probably been influenced by the Finnish hän, a personal pronoun used about human beings and which does not specify gender (Finnish lacks grammatical gender entirely). Hen was suggested as early as 1966 by linguist Rolf Dunås in Swedish regional newspaper Upsala Nya Tidning and was proposed again in a 1994 article by linguist Hans Karlgren, but did not receive widespread attention until around 2010.

Alla skilsmässor och separationer är olika. Men i nästan samtliga är det i slutändan någon som blir lämnad och någon som lämnar. Ingen av de rollerna är enkel. Fast det är när den som lämnar gör det för att hen har träffat någon annan […]

2011, Anders Lokko, “En sång om att ha följt sitt hjärta”, in Svenska Dagbladet:

All divorces and separations are different. But in almost all cases, someone is left behind or someone leaves. None of those roles are easy. However, it's when the one who does leaves because they have met someone else […]

I efterhand har hen förstått att det förmodligen har att göra med att hen aldrig riktigt accepterat att det bara skulle finnas två kön.

2011, Lotten Wiklund, “Jag vill vara hen – inte hon eller han”, in Dagens Nyheter, archived from the original on 2013-06-02:

In hindsight, they have come to understand that it probably has to do with the fact that they have never accepted that there are just two genders.

[…]ska hen få en hund, kan de halvt säkert lova[…]

2012, Jesper Lundqvist, Kivi och Monsterhund:

[…]then they will get a dog, they can almost promise[…]

– Målet är att varje individ ska få det stöd hen behöver för att så snabbt som möjligt lära sig svenska, komma i arbete och klara sin egen försörjning, sade den nyblivna jämställdhetsministern.

2013, Lova Olsson, “Arnholm lanserar 'hen' i riksdagen”, in Svenska Dagbladet:

– The goal is to make sure that every individual should receive the support they need to learn Swedish, start working and manage to support themselves as soon as possible, said the newly appointed Minister of Gender Equality.

– En person i personalen som sliter i och skäller på barnen, hotar med stryk och skrämmer dem med det hen vet att de är rädda för.

2013, Ann-Marie Begler, Caroline Dyrefors Grufman, “Flera allvarliga kränkningar i skolan de senaste veckorna”, in Dagens Nyheter:

– A person on the staff pushes around and yells at the children, threatens with violence and frightens them with things they know they are afraid of.

Vill hen att du ska chansa, eller ta det lugnt?

2014, Nina Åkestam, Meningen med hela skiten:

Do they want you to gamble or to take it easy?

Hens utgångspunkt är alltid större och mera allomfattande än så.

2015, Ami Sundeman, Anna Lytsy, Kosmosdialogerna:

Their starting point is always greater and more all-encompassing than that.

(neologism) A third-person singular pronoun of unspecified gender; they, thon; alternative to hon (“she”) and han (“he”).


den

From Old Swedish þæn, accusative of sā(r), from Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Indo-European *só.

Den stora bilen – den som Margit äger – är gul
The big car – the one that Margit owns – is yellow

– Vilken glass tog du? – Jag tog den med marshmallows.
– Which ice cream did you have [take]? – I had [took] the one with marshmallows.

– Vilken bil tycker du är finast? – Den (där)! *Pekar*
– Which car do you think is the prettiest? – That one (there)! *Points* ["Där" (there) is optional, and could also be "här" (here) for example, for a nearby object, like in English]

the one, that one (for common gender nouns)


den

en bil

bilen

en röd bil

den röda bilen

röda bilar

red cars (for comparison – note that "röd" has the same inflection in the definite and plural)

bilen den röda

the red car (rare, poetic – intuitively, "the car, the red one" / "the car the red")

Kalla den Änglamarken eller Himlajorden om du vill. Jorden vi ärvde och lunden den gröna.

1971, Evert Taube (lyrics and music), “Änglamark”, in Äppelkriget:

Call it the Angel Ground or the Heaven Earth if you like. The Earth we inherited and the green grove

the (when an adjective is used with a common gender noun in the definite – det is used for neuter gender nouns, and de for plural nouns, regardless of gender)

– Vilken tröja vill du ha? – Den blå.
– Which shirt do you want? – The blue one.

– Vilken glass vill du ha? – Den största.
– Which ice cream do you want? – The biggest (one).

the ... one (when the noun is implied, which is an idiomatic construction)


dom

dom (indefinite nominative singular)
doms (genitive indefinite singular)
domen (definite nominative singular)
domens (definite genitive singular)
domar (indefinite nominative plural)
domars (genitive indefinite plural)
domarna (definite nominative plural)
domarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse dómr (“judgement”), from Proto-Germanic *dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos.


dom

From the common pronunciation of these words.

(informal) Pronunciation spelling of de.

(informal) Pronunciation spelling of dem.


som

From Old Swedish som or sum, in Runic inscriptions also sim, same as Icelandic sem, from Old Norse sem, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗm (“one”), also related to the prefix sam- (“co-, common, together”) and suffix -sam (“-some, -like”). Still in the Poetic Edda, the Icelandic sem is only used as a comparative particle, e.g. Hávamál 23 allt er víl sem var (And his woe is just as it was). With time it has displaced other relative conjunctions (es, er). Its use as a pronoun is of a later date.

Du är inte lika lång som jag är.

Du är inte lika lång som jag.


di

From dia (“to suckle”), from Proto-Germanic *dijōną (“to suckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle”). Related to dägga (däggdjur).

der

Dä satt tre käringer i en backe, å di va vinne å di va skacke,

1895, Gustaf Fröding, Tre käringer i en backe:

Three old women were sitting in a slope, and they were wry and they were crooked,

Pronunciation spelling of de, representing Finland Swedish.


det

From Old Swedish þæt, dhet‚ from Old Norse þat, from Proto-Germanic *þat, from Proto-Indo-European *tod, nominative and accusative singular neuter of *só.

Det regnar.

it; the impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement


va

water supply and sewage; abbreviation of vatten och avlopp.


eran

erat (neuter)
era (plural)
jag (first-person nominative singular)
mig (first-person oblique singular)
mej (colloquial first-person oblique pronunciation-spelling singular)
min (first-person possessed-common possessive singular)
mitt (first-person possessed-neuter possessive singular)
mina (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
du (nominative second-person singular)
dig (oblique second-person singular)
dej (colloquial oblique pronunciation-spelling second-person singular)
din (possessed-common possessive second-person singular)
ditt (possessed-neuter possessive second-person singular)
dina (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
han (masculine nominative person singular third-person)
honom (masculine oblique person singular third-person)
han (informal masculine oblique person singular third-person)
en (dialectal informal masculine oblique person singular third-person)
hans (masculine person possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
hon (feminine nominative person singular third-person)
henne (feminine oblique person singular third-person)
hennes (feminine person possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism nominative singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism oblique singular third-person)
henom (gender-neutral neologism oblique singular third-person)
hens (gender-neutral neologism possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
den (common-gender nominative singular third-person)
den (common-gender oblique singular third-person)
dess (common-gender possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
det (neuter nominative singular third-person)
det (neuter oblique singular third-person)
dess (neuter possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
man (indefinite nominative singular third-person)
en (indefinite nominative singular third-person)
en (indefinite oblique singular third-person)
ens (indefinite possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
sig (oblique reflexive singular third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique pronunciation-spelling reflexive singular third-person)
sin (possessed-common possessive reflexive singular third-person)
sitt (possessed-neuter possessive reflexive singular third-person)
sina (possessed-many possessive reflexive singular third-person)
vi (first-person nominative plural)
oss (first-person oblique plural)
vår (first-person plural possessed-common possessive)
våran (first-person informal plural possessed-common possessive)
vårt (first-person plural possessed-neuter possessive)
vårat (first-person informal plural possessed-neuter possessive)
våra (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
ni (nominative plural second-person)
er (oblique plural second-person)
er (plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
eran (informal plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
ers (formal plural possessed-common possessive second-person term-of-address)
ert (plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
erat (informal plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
era (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
I (archaic nominative plural second-person)
eder (archaic oblique plural second-person)
eder (archaic plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
eders (archaic formal plural possessed-common possessive second-person term-of-address)
edert (archaic plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
edra (archaic plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
de (nominative plural third-person)
dom (colloquial nominative plural pronunciation-spelling third-person)
dem (oblique plural third-person)
dom (colloquial oblique plural pronunciation-spelling third-person)
deras (plural possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive third-person)
sig (oblique plural reflexive third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique plural pronunciation-spelling reflexive third-person)
sin (plural possessed-common possessive reflexive third-person)
sitt (plural possessed-neuter possessive reflexive third-person)
sina (plural possessed-many possessive reflexive third-person)

(informal) Synonym of er (“your, yours”).


vad

From Old Swedish hvat, hvadh, from Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷod. Closely related to German was and English what and cognates in other languages in the branch of Germanic languages. Other IE cognates are Latin qui, quae, quod and the derived words of its successors in the family of Romance languages.


mig

From Old Norse mik, from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *me (“me”).

Såg du mig aldrig där?

Kan du lära mig att jonglera?

Det finns bara en av mig och det är jag. Det finns bara en av dig och det är du. Det finns bara två av oss, och det är vi.

There is only one of me and that is I. There is only one of you [object] and that is you [subject]. There are only two of us, and that is us [we – subject]. [Swedish has some of the same subject/object fuzziness as English, but a standalone "Det är " idiomatically (through intuition rather than being taught) uses the subject form]


alle

alle man till pumparna

(dated) a 19th century (-e/-a ending) form of alla


mitt

From Old Swedish mitt, from Old Norse miðr.

Vi befann oss mitt emellan två städer

We were at around the middle point (literally) / right between two cities

De befann sig mitt i kaoset

They were in the middle of (literally) / right in the chaos

Det var mitt i natten

Jag blev slagen mitt i nyllet

I was punched right in ("in the middle of") the face

in the middle (at or around the middle, spatially or more abstractly), (often) right


mitt

(possessive) my, mine (neuter gender, singular)


min

head

min c (neuter singular mitt, plural mina)

mitt (neuter singular)
mina (plural)
jag (first-person nominative singular)
mig (first-person oblique singular)
mej (colloquial first-person oblique pronunciation-spelling singular)
min (first-person possessed-common possessive singular)
mitt (first-person possessed-neuter possessive singular)
mina (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
du (nominative second-person singular)
dig (oblique second-person singular)
dej (colloquial oblique pronunciation-spelling second-person singular)
din (possessed-common possessive second-person singular)
ditt (possessed-neuter possessive second-person singular)
dina (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
han (masculine nominative person singular third-person)
honom (masculine oblique person singular third-person)
han (informal masculine oblique person singular third-person)
en (dialectal informal masculine oblique person singular third-person)
hans (masculine person possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
hon (feminine nominative person singular third-person)
henne (feminine oblique person singular third-person)
hennes (feminine person possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism nominative singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism oblique singular third-person)
henom (gender-neutral neologism oblique singular third-person)
hens (gender-neutral neologism possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
den (common-gender nominative singular third-person)
den (common-gender oblique singular third-person)
dess (common-gender possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
det (neuter nominative singular third-person)
det (neuter oblique singular third-person)
dess (neuter possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
man (indefinite nominative singular third-person)
en (indefinite nominative singular third-person)
en (indefinite oblique singular third-person)
ens (indefinite possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
sig (oblique reflexive singular third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique pronunciation-spelling reflexive singular third-person)
sin (possessed-common possessive reflexive singular third-person)
sitt (possessed-neuter possessive reflexive singular third-person)
sina (possessed-many possessive reflexive singular third-person)
vi (first-person nominative plural)
oss (first-person oblique plural)
vår (first-person plural possessed-common possessive)
våran (first-person informal plural possessed-common possessive)
vårt (first-person plural possessed-neuter possessive)
vårat (first-person informal plural possessed-neuter possessive)
våra (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
ni (nominative plural second-person)
er (oblique plural second-person)
er (plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
eran (informal plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
ers (formal plural possessed-common possessive second-person term-of-address)
ert (plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
erat (informal plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
era (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
I (archaic nominative plural second-person)
eder (archaic oblique plural second-person)
eder (archaic plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
eders (archaic formal plural possessed-common possessive second-person term-of-address)
edert (archaic plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
edra (archaic plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
de (nominative plural third-person)
dom (colloquial nominative plural pronunciation-spelling third-person)
dem (oblique plural third-person)
dom (colloquial oblique plural pronunciation-spelling third-person)
deras (plural possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive third-person)
sig (oblique plural reflexive third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique plural pronunciation-spelling reflexive third-person)
sin (plural possessed-common possessive reflexive third-person)
sitt (plural possessed-neuter possessive reflexive third-person)
sina (plural possessed-many possessive reflexive third-person)

From Old Norse mínn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méynos.


mina

mina (indefinite nominative singular)
minas (genitive indefinite singular)
minan (definite nominative singular)
minans (definite genitive singular)
minor (indefinite nominative plural)
minors (genitive indefinite plural)
minorna (definite nominative plural)
minornas (definite genitive plural)

mine; a device intended to explode when stepped upon, touched, or in proximity to a ship or vehicle.


sig

From Old Norse sik, from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European *se.

Antagligen skulle han vilja lära sig jonglera.

Presumably he would like to learn how to juggle.

Hon lärde sig själv.

Skar de sig på knivarna?

reflexive case of han, hon, den, det, de or man; compare himself, herself, itself, themselves, oneself


hans

Boken är hans.

Det är hans bok.


I

The ninth letter of the Swedish alphabet.


J

the tenth letter of the Swedish alphabet


allas

Allas ansvar blir ingens.

Everybody's responsibility becomes nobody's.


så

From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē.

Imorgon (så) ska vi äta glass

Om ni kommit tidigare (så) hade ni fått mat

If you had come here earlier, you would've gotten food

Hade det inte regnat så förbaskat (så) hade vi kunnat gå på en promenad

If it hadn't been so darn rainy, we could've gone for a walk

I skogen (så) bodde det en trollkarl

Optionally appears between an initial adverbial and the principal verb of a sentence (where a comma would go in English). Compare English "then" for grammatical intuition (though the "så" doesn't carry any meaning or connotations). Note that due to V2 word order, the principal verb follows the adverbial, giving a different word order from English.


hon

From Old Swedish hōn, from Old Norse hón, from Proto-Germanic *hēnō (compare *ainaz). Cognate with Icelandic hún, Danish hun and Norwegian Bokmål hun.

Vad är hon?

Går hon bra?

it (for certain nouns that were feminine in Old Swedish)


allt

Det har blivit allt svårare att hitta god kebabsås i Säffle
It has become increasingly difficult to find good kebab sauce in Säffle


där

From Old Norse þar, from Proto-Germanic *þar.

staden där de bor


hin

From Old Norse hinn.
The noun, a noa-name, might have been formed by ellipsis of phrases such as hin håle and hin onde.

(obsolete except in set phrases, before an adjective) the (definite article)


oss

From Old Norse oss, from Proto-Germanic *uns, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥smé.

Såg du oss där?


vår

From Old Swedish vār, Old Norse várr, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.


ingen

From Old Swedish ængin, from Old Norse engi, enginn, from einn (“one”) + -gi (privative suffix).

– Ge mig en cigarett. – Jag har inga ["cigaretter" implied].
– Give me a cigarette. – I don't have any ["cigarettes" implied – "I have no/none"].

none (when the referent is implied, which is often idiomatic in Swedish, similar to after "any" in English in the example)


denna

From Old Swedish þænni, from Old Norse þessi, sjá, (runic: ᛋᛅᛋᛁ = sāsi), from the demonstrative pronoun sá + an intensive suffix -si. The form denna is specifically from the Old Norse masculine accusative form þenna.

Vad är detta?

Jag vill ha denna!

this one, this (if not followed by a noun, in neuter), that one, that (if not followed by a noun, in neuter) (depending on context).


sicken

sicken c sicket n sicka (canonical)
sickna (canonical plural)

Contracted from se (“to look, see”) and vicken, which was the older pronunciation of vilken (“what, which”).

Sicken dag!

(colloquial) what a; expresses a (often strong) feeling such as surprise, disappointment; liking, disliking


vem

vem c (genitive vems, plural vilka, plural genitive vilkas)

vems (genitive)
vilka (plural)
vilkas (genitive plural)

From Old Norse hveim, dative of hvar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaz.

Vem är du?

Vem frågade du?


några

De, om några, borde veta


annan

annan (indefinite neuter annat, masculine definite andre, definite or plural andra)

annat (indefinite neuter)
andre (definite masculine)
andra (definite)
andra (plural)

From Old Swedish annar (accusative annan), from Old Norse annarr, from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European *ánteros.

Var är den andra boken?

Var är den andra?

Det här är det andra rummet.

De andra barnen ville inte följa med.

The other children didn't want to come along.

De andra ville inte följa med.

Den andre mannen sade ingenting.
The other man said nothing.
masculine -e – andra works as well, though it could also be interpreted as “second,” as a subtle difference

Det var inte den. Det var en annan.

Har du sett någon annan gå förbi?

Have you seen anyone [someone] else walk by?

Har du sett några andra filmer på sistone?

Har du sett några andra?

Have you seen any other ones / others (depending on context)?

Jag har något annat som jag tror att du kommer gilla.

I have something else that I think you'll like.

Jag måste göra klart allt det andra också.

I need to finish all the other things ("all the other") too.

other, (idiomatically, sometimes) else, (when not used as a determiner) (an)other one


någon

From late Old Swedish naghan, from earlier nokon, accusative of Old Swedish nokor, from Old Norse nǫkkurr, from Proto-Norse *ne-wait-ek-hwarjaʀ (literally, "not-know-I-who"). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk nokon, Danish nogen, Faroese nakar, Icelandic nokkur, Norwegian Bokmål noen.

Vi har inte någon gul penna, bara en blå

We don't have any yellow pencils, only a blue one.


vad som helst

Vad som helst kan hända

Den här universalmaskinen kan användas till vad som helst

This universal machine can be used for anything


nån

kära nån

Kan nån hjälpa mig?

(colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of någon (“someone”).


nån

Undra om det nån jacka som passar mig?

I wonder if there's any jacket that fits me.

(colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of någon (“some, any”)


ena

From Old Swedish ena. Cognate with Danish ene, Norwegian Bokmål ene, Norwegian Nynorsk eine, eina, German einen. Equivalent to en (“one”) + -a.

Jag måste välja den ena eller den andra.

Ni var ena lustiga ena!


ena

ena (present enar, preterite enade, supine enat, imperative ena)

enar (present)
enade (preterite)
enat (supine)
ena (imperative)
ena (active infinitive)
enas (infinitive passive)
enat (active supine)
enats (passive supine)
ena (active imperative)
enen (active archaic)
enar (active indicative present)
enade (active indicative past)
enas (indicative passive present)
enades (indicative passive past)
ena (active archaic present)
enade (active archaic past)
enas (archaic passive present)
enades (archaic passive past)
ene (active dated present subjunctive)
enade (active dated past subjunctive)
enes (dated passive present subjunctive)
enades (dated passive past subjunctive)
enande (active participle past present)
enad (active participle past)

Han enade det splittrade landet

to unite (bring about agreement among the members of a group)


honom

Jag älskar honom

Han gav honom boken

Han gav han boken / Han gav'an boken

He gave him the book (non-standard in writing, common in speech)


ende

du är den ende, som hemligen ser mig

you are the only one, who secretly sees me

(the) only (one), masculine form of enda


dess

(possessive) its (3rd person singular inanimate common and neuter genitive)

Sen dess har de rivit stället

Till dess får du ha det så bra


dess

dess (indefinite nominative singular)
dess (genitive indefinite singular)
desset (definite nominative singular)
dessets (definite genitive singular)
dess (indefinite nominative plural)
dess (genitive indefinite plural)
dessen (definite nominative plural)
dessens (definite genitive plural)


hennes

Det är hennes bok


henne

From Old Norse henni, dative of hón (“she”).

Jag såg henne igår.


den här

den här c (neuter singular det här, plural de här)

det här (neuter singular)
de här (plural)

Men jag vill ha den här!

De här ska du skydda med ditt liv!

These ones you are to protect with your life!


dej

jag (first-person nominative singular)
mig (first-person oblique singular)
mej (colloquial first-person oblique pronunciation-spelling singular)
min (first-person possessed-common possessive singular)
mitt (first-person possessed-neuter possessive singular)
mina (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
du (nominative second-person singular)
dig (oblique second-person singular)
dej (colloquial oblique pronunciation-spelling second-person singular)
din (possessed-common possessive second-person singular)
ditt (possessed-neuter possessive second-person singular)
dina (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
han (masculine nominative person singular third-person)
honom (masculine oblique person singular third-person)
han (informal masculine oblique person singular third-person)
en (dialectal informal masculine oblique person singular third-person)
hans (masculine person possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
hon (feminine nominative person singular third-person)
henne (feminine oblique person singular third-person)
hennes (feminine person possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism nominative singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism oblique singular third-person)
henom (gender-neutral neologism oblique singular third-person)
hens (gender-neutral neologism possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
den (common-gender nominative singular third-person)
den (common-gender oblique singular third-person)
dess (common-gender possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
det (neuter nominative singular third-person)
det (neuter oblique singular third-person)
dess (neuter possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
man (indefinite nominative singular third-person)
en (indefinite nominative singular third-person)
en (indefinite oblique singular third-person)
ens (indefinite possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
sig (oblique reflexive singular third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique pronunciation-spelling reflexive singular third-person)
sin (possessed-common possessive reflexive singular third-person)
sitt (possessed-neuter possessive reflexive singular third-person)
sina (possessed-many possessive reflexive singular third-person)
vi (first-person nominative plural)
oss (first-person oblique plural)
vår (first-person plural possessed-common possessive)
våran (first-person informal plural possessed-common possessive)
vårt (first-person plural possessed-neuter possessive)
vårat (first-person informal plural possessed-neuter possessive)
våra (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
ni (nominative plural second-person)
er (oblique plural second-person)
er (plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
eran (informal plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
ers (formal plural possessed-common possessive second-person term-of-address)
ert (plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
erat (informal plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
era (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
I (archaic nominative plural second-person)
eder (archaic oblique plural second-person)
eder (archaic plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
eders (archaic formal plural possessed-common possessive second-person term-of-address)
edert (archaic plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
edra (archaic plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
de (nominative plural third-person)
dom (colloquial nominative plural pronunciation-spelling third-person)
dem (oblique plural third-person)
dom (colloquial oblique plural pronunciation-spelling third-person)
deras (plural possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive third-person)
sig (oblique plural reflexive third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique plural pronunciation-spelling reflexive third-person)
sin (plural possessed-common possessive reflexive third-person)
sitt (plural possessed-neuter possessive reflexive third-person)
sina (plural possessed-many possessive reflexive third-person)

Det bor en ängel i mitt rum. Hon har sitt bo ovanför mitt huvud. Hon gör mej lugn. Och hon viskar till mej allt det jag säger dej.

1989, Eva Dahlgren (lyrics and music), “Ängeln i rummet [The angel in the room]”:

There is an angel living in my room [it lives an angel in my room]. She has her dwelling [usually of animals, especially nests] above my head. She puts me at ease [makes me calm]. And she whispers to me all the things that [all that (which)] I say to you.

(colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of dig.


ers

ers majestät

ers höghet

ers nåd

your (only in address); a contraction of the archaic eders, being a genitive form of er


något

From Old Norse nǫkkurr, contracted from ne veit ek hverr (“I don't know which one”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk nokon.

Jag är något av en besserwisser

Publiken var något större än förväntat, kanske på grund av det fina vädret

The crowd was somewhat larger than expected, perhaps due to the good weather


ingenting

[ˈɪŋːɛnˌtʰɪ̂ŋː]

From ingen (“no”) + ting (“things”). The reason ingen ends with an -n and not with a -t is because it is actually the old neuter plural, thus this phrase originally means "no things". Compare allting, någonting.

Ingenting som vi gör är tabu, inget stoppar oss nu.

1990, Lasse Holm, Ingela Forsman (lyrics and music), “Inget stoppar oss nu (I natt, i natt) [Nothing stops us now (Tonight, tonight)]”, in Black Jack, performed by Black Jack:

Nothing that we do is taboo, nothing [synonymous] stops us now.

Vem vet? Inte du. Vem vet? Inte jag. Vi vet ingenting nu. Vi vet inget idag.

1994, Lisa Ekdahl (lyrics and music), “Vem vet [Who knows]”, in Lisa Ekdahl:

Who knows? Not you. Who knows? Not I. We know nothing now. We know nothing [synonymous] today.


deras

From Old Swedish þēra, from Old Norse þeirra, with the -s added in analogy with other genitive forms, specifically the masculine/neuter singular -s. Further from Proto-Germanic *þaizǫ̂, genitive plural of *sa, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tóysoHom, masculine/neuter genitive plural of Proto-Indo-European *só.

När grannarna är bortresta, vaktar jag deras hund

When the neighbors are traveling, I tend their dog


samma

samma (indefinite positive)
samma (indefinite neuter positive singular)
samma (indefinite plural positive)
samme (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
samme (definite masculine positive singular)
samma (definite positive)

From Old Norse samr, from Proto-Germanic *samaz, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós.


enda

(the) only (one, person, thing), sole; also in the masculine form ende


annat

annat (indefinite common annan, masculine definite andre, definite or plural andra)

annan (common indefinite)
andre (definite masculine)
andra (definite)
andra (plural)

Vi har mycket annat att göra också

We have a lot of other things to do as well

I lådan låg äpplen, päron och annat

In the box, there were apples, pears, and other things

other things, other stuff (when not used as a determiner (not followed by a noun or noun phrase))


benim

Borrowed from Turkish benim, reinterpreted as I, me.

Benim är trött


vilken

From Old Norse hvílíkan, accusative of hvílíkr, from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz.

Vilken bil är din?

Vilket hus är ditt?

Vilka skor är dina?


hvad

Detta är hvad Academien, i anſeende til den Grammaticaliſka delen af Ordaboken, exempelvis och til uplyſning, nu velat anföra; […]

1787, Johan Henric Kellgren, Underrättelse om det, som bör iagttagas af de hvilka åtagit sig at arbeta på den Svenska Ordaboken, pages 2–3:

This is what the Academy, in regard to the grammatical part of the Dictionary, for example and for information, now wanted to state; […]


själv

själv (indefinite nominative singular)
självs (genitive indefinite singular)
självet (definite nominative singular)
självets (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse sjalfr, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”).

der

Denna förvandling är nödvändig för att självet ska kunna födas: Självets födelse betyder för den medvetna personligheten inte bara en förskjutning av dess dittillsvarande centrum utan som en följd därav en fullständigt förändrad [...]

1992, Maria Schottenius, Den kvinnliga hemligheten: en studie i Kerstin Ekmans berättarkonst, page 325:

KAPITEL 3
Teoretiska utgångspunkter
3.1 Självets utveckling i relationer

1996, Ögonblicket — det förvandlande: en religionspsykologisk studie av en livsavgörande gudsupplevelse i Gunnar Edmans liv, page 61:

2008, Martin Berg, Självets garderobiär: självreflexiva genuslekar och queer socialpsykologi:

self, (one's own) personality (the essential qualities that make a person or a thing distinct from all others)


sej

(colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of sig.


mej

(colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of mig.


varannan

head

varannan (neuter vartannat or (colloquial, proscribed) varannat, plural varandra)

vartannat (neuter)
varannat (colloquial neuter proscribed)
varandra (plural)

Vi träffas varannan vecka


varsin

Barnen fick varsitt äpple.

Efter skilsmässan sålde de huset och köpte varsin lägenhet.

After the divorce, they sold the house and bought an apartment each.

Han har fyra barnbarn. Hans båda söner har varsina två döttrar.

He has four grandchildren. Both of his sons have two daughters each.


den där

den där c (neuter singular det där, plural de där)

det där (neuter singular)
de där (plural)

Men jag vill ha den där!

Frågan är om det där var så bra trots allt.

The question is if that really was that good after all.

Det där är ingen orm...

that one, that (if not followed by a noun, only in neuter)


varandra

Cognate with Danish hverandre, Norwegian Bokmål hverandre and Norwegian Nynorsk kvarandre.


själva

Själva smaken är inte så dålig

(only used attributively) itself, herself, himself


samtliga

Är samtliga mobiltelefoner avstängda nu?

Is every single mobile phone turned off now?

everything, everyone, all, each of, every single one

allt

all of something uncountable; neuter gender

alltihop

all of a group of objects - never people - but may be used with respect to either countable or uncountable nouns


egen

egen (indefinite positive)
egnare (comparative indefinite)
egnast (indefinite superlative)
eget (indefinite neuter positive singular)
egnare (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
egnast (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
egna (indefinite plural positive)
egnare (comparative indefinite plural)
egnast (indefinite plural superlative)
egne (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
egnare (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
egnast (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
egne (definite masculine positive singular)
egnare (comparative definite masculine singular)
egnaste (definite masculine singular superlative)
egna (definite positive)
egnare (comparative definite)
egnaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse eiginn, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *aiganą. Equivalent to äga + -en. Cognate with English own.

Hon har den finaste och egnaste klädstilen.

She has the finest and most unique fashion style.

peculiar, eccentric, odd, unique, personal, individualistic


eget

sv-adv

eget (comparative egnare, superlative egnast)

egnare (comparative)
egnast (superlative)

inom den krets, der hans skaldegåfva yttrar sig egnast och sjelfständigast.

within the circle, where his poetic talent is displayed most personally and independently.

personally, individualistically, uniquely, oddly, peculiarly


sig själv

Han spillde sås på sig själv

att lita på sig själv


vars

From an older interrogative adverb hvarest (“whereto, whither”), see varest, from Old Swedish hvaris.

Kollegor och vänner blir helt plötsligt även de omedvetna hetsare genom frågor som: 'Jaha, å vars ska ni åka på semestern i år?'

2018, “Gräset är inte alltid grönare”, in Norrbottens-Kuriren:

Colleagues and friends all of a sudden also unconsciously become stress causes through questions such as: 'Well, where are you going on holiday this year?'


vars

Clipping of bevars, itself a contraction of (Gud) bevare oss (”may God save us”), from the present subjunctive of bevara (“to save, to keep”), and oss (“us”).

’Och?’ undrade den gamle mannen. ’Har du förstått ett och annat då?’ ’Jo vars’, sa Jonathan.

2012, Guus Kuijer, “Konsten är ett annat sätt att förstå”, in Jacob Roël, transl., Svenska Dagbladet:

’And?’ the old man wondered. ’Have you understood a thing or two then?’ ’Yep, certainly’, Jonathan said.

(colloquial) Added to an answering interjection (mainly jo) to make it more emphatic.


vars

* (relative pronoun) From Old Swedish hvars, genitive of hvar (“which, every”).
* (distributive pronoun) From a reanalysis of varsin, varsitt (“one each”) (from var + sin, sitt) as consisting of vars + en, ett (“one”) and then expanded to further numerals, e.g. vars två (”two each”), standard Swedish två var.

Hans eventuella brott består i att han för drygt ett år sedan ålade elva unga trädvandaler från Videdalsskolan i Malmö att göra rätt för sig genom att återställa skadan, plantera nya träd och dessutom pröjsa vars tre hundralappar till gatukontoret.

2004, Mikael Bergstrand, “Ta barnen på allvar i alla lägen”, in Sydsvenskan:

His possible crime consists in the fact that, just over a year ago, he ordered eleven young tree vandals from the Videdal school in Malmö to do the right thing by repairing the damage, planting new trees and also paying three hundred kronor each to the roadworks department.

(distributive pronoun, dialectal, Scania) each


intet

From Old Swedish intit, neuter of ingin (“no one”), the equivalent of modern Swedish ingen, whose modern neuter form is inget (“no (as a determiner), nothing (as a pronoun)”).

skapa något ur tomma intet

create something out of thin air [the empty nothing]

stirra ut i tomma intet
stare into space [out into the empty nothing – can also be expressed as "stirra ut i luften"]

(nominalized, often as "tomma intet" (the empty nothing)) the nothing, the nothingness


H.M.

Initialism of Hennes Majestät (“Her Majesty”), HM


nåra

(colloquial, variant of några) some, any; a few


självt

Problemet löste sig av sig självt.


h*n

head

h*n (singular, third person, gender neutral)


vilken som helst

vilken som helst (neuter vilket som helst, plural vilka som helst)

vilket som helst (neuter)
vilka som helst (plural)

Dra ett kort, vilket som helst.

Du får välja vilka färger som helst.


vem som helst

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk kven som helst and Norwegian Bokmål hvem som helst.

Vem som helst får komma på festen

Det kan hända vem som helst


eder

From Old Swedish iþer, idher, idhir, from Old East Norse *iðʀ (accusative/dative of *īʀ, East Norse form of ér), from Proto-Germanic *izwiz.

(archaic, highly formal) you (plural); oblique of I


allasammans

allasammans - also allasamman (canonical)
allesamman (canonical)
allesammans (canonical)

vackra unga män allasammans, ryttare som red på hästar.

all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses. (Ezekiel 23:6)

Väktarna här är allasammans blinda, de har inget förstånd; de är allasammans stumma hundar, som icke kunna skälla;

His watchmen [are] blind: they are all ignorant, they [are] all dumb dogs, they cannot bark (Isaiah 56:10)

everybody, all of us/you/them (alla + samman)


allasamman

everybody, all of us/you/them (see allasammans)


mången

mången (canonical common-gender)
månget (canonical neuter)
mångt (canonical neuter)
många (canonical plural)

From Old Swedish manger, margher, marghin, from Old Norse mangr, margr, from Proto-Germanic *managaz.

[…]Mig vinkar från förflutna år / så mången vänlig stjärna.[…]

1848, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, “Fänrik Stål”, in Fänrik Ståls sägner, volume I, page 5:

[…] To me waves from years past / so many a kind star. […]


dennes

this, this one; masculine genitive of denna


vilkens

Säll är den vilkens överträdelse är förlåten, vilkens synd är överskyld.

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. (Psalms 32:1)

(dated) whose; possessive form of vilken


bägge

From Old Swedish bæggia, from Old Norse beggja, originally the genitive form of báðir (“both”), now a synonym. Cognate with Norwegian begge.


undertecknad

I, me, we, us, the undersigned, the underwriter


envar

From Old Norse einnhverr. Akin to en + var.


nåt

nåt (indefinite nominative singular)
nåts (genitive indefinite singular)
nåten (definite nominative singular)
nåtens (definite genitive singular)
nåtar (indefinite nominative plural)
nåtars (genitive indefinite plural)
nåtarna (definite nominative plural)
nåtarnas (definite genitive plural)
nåt (indefinite nominative singular)
nåts (genitive indefinite singular)
nåtet (definite nominative singular)
nåtets (definite genitive singular)
nåt (indefinite nominative plural)
nåts (genitive indefinite plural)
nåten (definite nominative plural)
nåtens (definite genitive plural)

From Low German nat, naad, from Middle Low German nāt, from Old Saxon nād, from Proto-Germanic *nēdiz (“that which is sewn; seam; stitch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to spin (thread), to sew”).
Cognate with Danish nåd, Norwegian Bokmål nat, Norwegian Nynorsk nat, German Naht and Dutch naad.


nåt

Ingen kan göra allt, men alla kan göra nåt

No one can do everything, but everyone can do something

Finns det nåt jag kan hjälpa dig med?

(colloquial) Syncopic form of något (“something, anything”)

Har du sovit nåt?


dets.

(lexicography) the same as; Abbreviation of detsamma.


dsm

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of detsamma (“same, likewise”).


sj

– vgd – inget sj
– What are you up to? – Nothing, and you?

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of själv.


henom

(neologism) Object form of hen, a gender-neutral personal pronoun, "her/him".


dhen

The dh represents a voiced dental fricative, the same as in English that. Compare, then, another obsolete spelling of the same word.


hurdan

hur + dan. Cognate with Danish hvordan, Norwegian Bokmål hvordan.


deß

Denna har man welat giöra mer lämpelig til wår Nation och deß seder; Huru det har lyckatz, kan den Benägna Läsaren bäst dömma.

1740, Carl Gyllenborg, Svenska Sprätthöken, page III:

This one has been intended to be made more suitable for our nation and its customs; how it has succeeded, the benevolent reader can best judge.

[…]; machinen är lättſkött och deß ſnabbhet kan utan ſwårighet ökas eller minſkas.

1865 November 8, “Landsvägslokomotiv [Road locomotive]”, in Barometern, page 1:

[…] ; the machine is easy to use and its speed can be increased or decreased without difficulty.

[…] och då skall J få bli qwar i Stockholm, til deß måßan wäxer på Er, för Juncker Torbiörn.

1740, Carl Gyllenborg, Swenska Sprätthöken, Comédie, Uti 5. Acter, page 40:

[…] and then You will stay in Stockholm, until moss grows on you, for Juncker Torbiörn.

Obsolete typography of dess (“at a specific time”).

Som min Moder ännu war ung, wacker, rik och af ypperlig härkomst, ändades knapt Enko-året förr, än friare sig infunno; men kärleken hon hade haft för min Far, och den ömhet hon bar för min Syster och mig, såsom käre panter af deß Mans åminnelse, woro för kraftige skäl i hennes sinne för at lyßna på friare-språken.

1780, Hans Gustaf Rålamb, edited by Mats Malm, Swensk Adelsmans Äfwentyr, published 2001, pages 5–6:

As my Mother was yet young, fair, wealthy, and of noble descent, scarce had the widow's year ended ere suitors presented themselves; but the love she had borne my Father, and the tenderness she felt for my Sister and me, as dear pledges of her Husband's memory, were too powerful reasons in her mind to hearken to the suitors' addresses.

Oͤfwerſf. och Ridd. Cocks ſkrift; – Capit. Bergenſtråles d:o med bif. Bouptekning efter deß afl. Fru C. M. Kanterberg, (Not. Collin): på Rådm. Lomells beſw.

1808 January 16, “Kongl. Maj:ts och Rikets Hoͤglofl. Goͤtha Hof-Raͤtts Dom [Royal Majesty's and the Nation's Most Honorable Göta Court of Appeal's Judgment]”, in Jönköpings Tidning, number 3, page 1:

Colonel and Knight Cock's writing; – Captain Bergenstråle's same with the attached inventory after his deceased wife, Mrs. C. M. Kanterberg, (Notary Collin): on Councilman Lomell's complaint.

För att kunna åtkomma dylikt, wäl rätt artigt men föga räntegifwande kram, beslöt han, att, med en särdeles wäl försedd kaßa, resa till Danmarks hufwudstad, ungefär trettio mil aflägsen från deß födelseort Götheborg.

1831, Fredrik Cederborgh, Berättelse om […] John Hall, page 5:

In order to be able to access such, indeed quite polite but hardly interest bearing hug, he decided, with a particularly well-stocked purse, to travel to Denmark's capital city, about thirty miles distant from their birthplace, Gothenburg.


allihop

From all + i + hop (“heap, bunch”). Compare ihop (“together”).


tocken

From Old Swedish þoliker, Old Swedish þolikin, equivalent to den (“that”) + lik (“like”).

En tocken en vill jag ha

I want one like that ("A such one I want")

Vad ska jag med en tocken till?

What use do I have for a thing like that?


nånting

(colloquial) Alternative form of någonting


ngt

(lexicography) Abbreviation of något (“something”); sth


ngt

(lexicography) Abbreviation of något (“somewhat”).


ngn

(lexicography) Abbreviation of någon (“somebody, someone”); sb


våran

head

våran c (neuter singular vårat, plural våra)

vårat (neuter singular)
våra (plural)
jag (first-person nominative singular)
mig (first-person oblique singular)
mej (colloquial first-person oblique pronunciation-spelling singular)
min (first-person possessed-common possessive singular)
mitt (first-person possessed-neuter possessive singular)
mina (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
du (nominative second-person singular)
dig (oblique second-person singular)
dej (colloquial oblique pronunciation-spelling second-person singular)
din (possessed-common possessive second-person singular)
ditt (possessed-neuter possessive second-person singular)
dina (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
han (masculine nominative person singular third-person)
honom (masculine oblique person singular third-person)
han (informal masculine oblique person singular third-person)
en (dialectal informal masculine oblique person singular third-person)
hans (masculine person possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
hon (feminine nominative person singular third-person)
henne (feminine oblique person singular third-person)
hennes (feminine person possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism nominative singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism oblique singular third-person)
henom (gender-neutral neologism oblique singular third-person)
hens (gender-neutral neologism possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
den (common-gender nominative singular third-person)
den (common-gender oblique singular third-person)
dess (common-gender possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
det (neuter nominative singular third-person)
det (neuter oblique singular third-person)
dess (neuter possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
man (indefinite nominative singular third-person)
en (indefinite nominative singular third-person)
en (indefinite oblique singular third-person)
ens (indefinite possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive singular third-person)
sig (oblique reflexive singular third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique pronunciation-spelling reflexive singular third-person)
sin (possessed-common possessive reflexive singular third-person)
sitt (possessed-neuter possessive reflexive singular third-person)
sina (possessed-many possessive reflexive singular third-person)
vi (first-person nominative plural)
oss (first-person oblique plural)
vår (first-person plural possessed-common possessive)
våran (first-person informal plural possessed-common possessive)
vårt (first-person plural possessed-neuter possessive)
vårat (first-person informal plural possessed-neuter possessive)
våra (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
ni (nominative plural second-person)
er (oblique plural second-person)
er (plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
eran (informal plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
ers (formal plural possessed-common possessive second-person term-of-address)
ert (plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
erat (informal plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
era (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
I (archaic nominative plural second-person)
eder (archaic oblique plural second-person)
eder (archaic plural possessed-common possessive second-person)
eders (archaic formal plural possessed-common possessive second-person term-of-address)
edert (archaic plural possessed-neuter possessive second-person)
edra (archaic plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
de (nominative plural third-person)
dom (colloquial nominative plural pronunciation-spelling third-person)
dem (oblique plural third-person)
dom (colloquial oblique plural pronunciation-spelling third-person)
deras (plural possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive third-person)
sig (oblique plural reflexive third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique plural pronunciation-spelling reflexive third-person)
sin (plural possessed-common possessive reflexive third-person)
sitt (plural possessed-neuter possessive reflexive third-person)
sina (plural possessed-many possessive reflexive third-person)

(informal) Synonym of vår (“our, ours”).


ingendera

From ingen (“nobody”) + -dera, from Old Swedish þēra (“their”), genitive plural of þæn (“it”). Compare modern Swedish deras (“their”) and Icelandic þeirra (“their”).


mandrom

From Tavringer Romani mander, mandro (“I, me”), cf. manders (“my”). Originally a frozen ablative of Romani me (“I, me”), compare Sanskrit माम् (mām, “me”).

bor

– De ere, de vet du att de e, fö mandrom ha studera live både i Eken å i andra sjösteder.

– It is, you know it is, ’cause I have studied life both in Stockholm and in other coastal cities.

– Mandrom är luffare. Här ser du en äkta luffare. Men du ska inte bli rädd för mandrom!

1973, Katarina Taikon, Katitzi i Stockholm:

– I am a vagabond. You’re looking at a real vagabond. But you shouldn’t be scared of me.


en annan

(idiomatic, colloquial) I, me (referring to oneself obliquely, often when contrasting oneself against other people)


voss

From Old Norse oss, from Proto-Germanic *uns, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥smé.

Vi har tyad voss hid for o eda en bid.

1920, “Skånska Nationernas madavisa”, Å. Assarsson, H. Neander, T. Sjögren (lyrics):

We have come all this way to have a small meal.


töcken

töcken (indefinite nominative singular)
töckens (genitive indefinite singular)
töcknet (definite nominative singular)
töcknets (definite genitive singular)
töcken (indefinite nominative plural)
töckens (genitive indefinite plural)
töcknen (definite nominative plural)
töcknens (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Swedish thø̄kn, from Old Norse þoka. Arguably from Proto-Germanic *þekuz (“thick”).


Eders

Eders Majestät

Eders höghet

Your (only in address, particularly to royalty)


endera

From en (“one”) + -dera, from Old Swedish þēra (“their”), genitive plural of þæn (“it”). Compare modern Swedish deras (“their”) and Icelandic þeirra (“their”).

endera ... eller ...


vardera

head

vardera (neuter vartdera, genitive varderas)


sinom

Archaic masculine singular/all-gender plural dative of sin (reflexive possessive pronoun).

När oss woro siw brödher / Then förste toogh sigh hustru och bleff dödh. Och effter han hadhe ingen sädh / leeffde han sina hustru sinom brodher.
(pre-1906 spelling) När oss voro sju bröder; den förste tog sig hustru, och blef död; och efter han hade ingen säd, lefde han sina hustru sinom broder.

1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Gospel of Matthew, 22:25

Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:


alltsammans

allt (“everything”) + samman (“together”)


varandras

De brukar ta hand om varandras hundar

They often take care of each other's dogs


vilken som

– Vilken ska jag ta? – Det spelar ingen roll. Ta vilken som.
– Which one should I take? – It doesn't matter. Take any one.


vilket som

— Vilket hus ska jag boka? — Det spelar ingen roll. Boka vilket som.

— Which house should I book? — It doesn't matter. Book either one.

any one, either one (for a collection of neuter things)


Ers

Ers Nåd

Ers Majestät


ers nåd

(formal, archaic or humorous) your grace (when addressing nobility or royalty)


Hans Majestät

Hans Majestät Konungen


Hennes Majestät

Hennes Majestät Drottningen


H.K.H.

Hans Kungliga Höghet
Hans Kungliga Höghet#Swedish

Initialism of Hans Kungliga Höghet (“His Royal Highness”), HRH

Hennes Kungliga Höghet
Hennes Kungliga Höghet#Swedish

Initialism of Hennes Kungliga Höghet (“Her Royal Highness”), HRH


ſom

Från Conſtantinopel berättas, at beſätningen af tre Ryſka orlogs-ſkep, ſom inluvit der i hamnen, blifwit af Turkiſka menigheten och äfwen af ſielſwa Janiſſarerne ganſka illa medfarne; hwilket likwäl icke måtte kunna förorſaka något upbrot emellan bägge Magterne.

1775 February 16, “Florens, d. 14 Januarii”, in Stockholms Weckoblad, page 3:

It is told from Constantinople that the crew of three Russian warships, which entered the harbor there, were treated quite badly by the Turkish congregation and also by the Janissaries themselves; which nevertheless must not be able to cause any upheaval between the two powers.

Conj. ſpringa, ſprungit, ſprang: De ſom äro irregularia anmärkas, ſåſom kunna, kunnat, kunde, och bör detta anmärkande ſträckas til alla de böjningar, i hvad tempus det vara må, ſom afvika från den allmänna reglen.

1787, Johan Henric Kellgren, Underrättelse om det, som bör iagttagas af de hvilka åtagit sig at arbeta på den Svenska Ordaboken, page 2:

Conjugation run, ran, ran: Those that are irregularia are noted, such as can, could, couth, and this remark should be extended to all the inflections, in whatever tense it may be, that deviate from the general rule.

Hr Dumouriez har i Fayettes ſtaͤlle, ſom blifvit foͤrklarad fogelfri, fått befaͤlet oͤfwer hans Armee.

1792 September 3, “Paris d. 19 Aug. [Paris the 19 Aug.]”, in Götheborgs Tidningar, page 2:

Mr. Dumouriez has in place of Fayette, who has been declared an outlaw, assumed the command over his army.

Alla de, ſom under ſjukdomen dagligen intogo 2 gran etiope, blefwo bewarade ifrån ſjukdomen.

1860 August 11, “Botmedel mot kolera [Cure for cholera]”, in Skara Nya Tidning:

All those who, during the disease, took 2 grain of ethiope daily, were preserved from the disease.


var och en

Det är upp till var och en om man vill vara med

It's up to each person if they want to participate

Var och en måste ta sitt ansvar

Var och en av oss måste göra allt vi kan för att stoppa fiendens framfart

Each of us must do everything we can to stop the enemy's advance


vart och ett

Vi har diskuterat frågan med vart och ett av länderna

We have discussed the question with each of the countries

Vart och ett av lejonen fick varsin glass

each one (each thing (or (rarely) neuter living thing))


var och varannan

var (“each”) + och (“and”) + varannan (“every other”)

De ändrar sig var och varannan vecka. Jag önskar att de kunde bestämma sig.

They change their mind every other week. I wish they would make up their mind.


alla och envar

alla (“everyone”) + och (“and”) + envar (“each one”)

Alla och envar måste hjälpa till

one and all, all and sundry, each and every one (every single person, with emphasis)


ſielfwa

Från Conſtantinopel berättas, at beſätningen af tre Ryſka orlogs-ſkep, ſom inluvit der i hamnen, blifwit af Turkiſka menigheten och äfwen af ſielfwa Janiſſarerne ganſka illa medfarne; hwilket likwäl icke måtte kunna förorſaka något upbrot emellan bägge Magterne.


E. N.

[…] bägges E. N.ᵈᵉʳ til Ähra och ödmiuk Tienst, een ny Comœdia at sammansättia, och den sedan Agera låta, om sådan Materia, som medh sielfwe tijden sigh bäst lämpar och beqwämer.

1649, Jacobus Petri Chronander, Bele-Snack, Eller Een Ny Comœdia, page 4:

[…] to both Your Graces' honor and humble service, a new comedy to compose, and then have it acted, on such matter, as with the time itself being most suitable and more comfortable.

(archaic) Abbreviation of Eders Nåde (“Your Grace”).


hanß

Doch hanß meening wara förargelse,
Intygas, och een groff wilfarelse

1649, Jacobus Petri Chronander, Bele-Snack, Eller Een Ny Comœdia, page 12:

However, his opinion was outrage,
Attested, and a gross delusion


haͤnnes

Kyrkorådet foͤrmodar, at reſpective Graf-Aͤgare, ſå mycket ſnarare ſig inſtaͤlla, ſom den foͤrelyckade Kyrkan icke laͤngre kan ſtå i foͤrskott foͤr den gjorde dryga koſtnaden, haͤlſt ſom andra haͤnnes behof aͤro flere och oundwikelige, och må hwar och en fylla ſig ſedan ſielf, om Kyrko-Rådet, i fall af uteblifwande, Grafwen, ſåſom hemfallen til Kyrkan anſer.

1760 February 4, “Notificationer [Notifications]”, in Stockholms Poſt Tidningar, page 4:

The Church Council presumes that the respective grave owners will present themselves as soon as possible, as the affected church can no longer bear the heavy cost in advance, especially since the needs of her others are numerous and indispensable, and may each person fill her own needs if, in case of non-appearance, the grave is considered to revert to the church.


en och annan

en (“one”) + och (“and”) + annan (“other”)

Det grova skämtet i direktsänd tv fick nog en och annan att sätta morgonkaffet i halsen

The crude joke on live television probably made a few people choke on their morning coffee

some, a few (an indeterminate, not too great number of individuals)


vemsomhelst

(uncommon) Alternative form of vem som helst


både och

From både (“both”) + och (“and”). Perhaps from "både A och B" (both A and B), with options A and B.

– Är det där en bil eller en ubåt? – Det är både och!
– Is that a car or a submarine? – It's both!

– Åt ni pizza eller hamburgare? – Vi kunde inte bestämma oss, så det blev både och!
– Did you eat pizza or hamburgers? – We couldn't make up our minds, so we had [so it became] both!

Pizza och hamburgare – vi åt både och igår
Pizza and hamburgers – we ate both of them yesterday

both, both of them (as opposed to just one of them (as might have been expected))


ſin

Tories och de äldre whigs, ſom till ſina principer äro öfwerwägande konſervativa, uppträda ifrigt för detſamma.

1868 July 27, “Utrikes. England. [Foreign. England.]”, in Stockholms Dagblad, page 3:

The Tories and the elder Whigs, who adhere predominantly to their conservative principles, earnestly advocate for the same.

obsolete typography of sin (“his, her, its, their”)


oß

Serviteur très humble Monsieur le Baron, så rasande J behagar kalla oß, så bör det föracht som J Oß tilskrifwer snarare kallas ömhet och kiärlek för wåra Landz-Män; […]

1740, Carl Gyllenborg, Svenska Sprätthöken, page 3:

Serviteur très humble Monsieur le Baron, if as furious as you please to call us, then let the contempt you attribute to US be rather called affection and love for our countrymen; […]

Haͤrpå gåfwo wi oß til ſjoͤs, och ſatte wår koſa på de Canariſka oͤarna, eller raͤttare ſagt, emellan deßa oͤar och de Africaniſka kuſterne, hwareſt wi ſtraxt en morgon blefwo warſe en Sjoͤroͤfware ifrån Salée, hwilken oß med utſpaͤnda ſegel efterſatte.

1772, Daniel Defoe, Den Engelſka ROBINSON CRUSOES Underliga och ſaͤllsamma Reſor och Lefwernes Beſkrifning, Af honom ſjelf ſammanfattade Och nu På Swenſka oͤfwerſatte. [The Engliſh ROBINSON CRUSOE'S Strange and Wonderful Travels and Life Deſcription, Compiled by himſelf And now Tranſlated into Swediſh], 2 edition, page 19:

Hereupon we ſet [us] out to ſea, and ſet our courſe for the Canarian iſlands, or rather, between theſe iſlands and the African coaſts, where one morning we ſoon obſerved a pirate from Salée, who gave chaſe to us with full ſails.

Man canoniſerar den älſkade; ty hon förekommer oß alltid ſåſom något heligt, den mognare öfwerläggningen må ſå mycket den will uppreſa ſig deremot ſåſom advocatus diaboli.

1846 January 3, “Kärlekens Rättsstudier [Studies of the Law of Love]”, in Skånska Correspondenten, number 1, Lund, via Svenska tidningar, page 3:

One doth canonise the beloved; for she ever presenteth herself unto us as something sacred, however much mature deliberation may strive to oppose it in the manner of an advocatus diaboli.