Swedish grammar: adjectives

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1) Adjectives agree with the noun in gender and number. For the indefinite form, the neuter is formed by adding -t; the plural by adding -a:

en stor hund = a big dog

stora hundar = big dogs

ett stort hus = a big house

stora hus = big houses

2) For the definite declension of the adjective, add the ending -a (common, neuter, and plural). This form is used when the adjective is preceded by "den", "det", "de", or by a demonstrative adjective:

en svensk bil = a Swedish car

den svenska bilen = the Swedish car

de svenska bilarna = the Swedish cars

ett stort hus = a large house

det stora huset = the large house

de stora husen = the large houses