Word
Han läser en text om feber och förkylning.
Meaning
He reads a text about fever and a cold.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Han läser en text om feber och förkylning.
Why is it en text and not ett text?
Swedish nouns have two genders: common gender (takes en) and neuter (takes ett). Text is a common-gender noun, so you say en text. Definite and plural forms: texten (the text), texter (texts), texterna (the texts).
Can I omit the article and say Han läser text om …?
No. Text is a countable noun, so in the singular you need an article: en text. If you want to avoid the article, drop the noun: Han läser om feber och förkylning (He is reading about fever and colds).
Why is there no article before feber and förkylning after om?
After om meaning “about,” Swedish often uses bare nouns when speaking about topics in general. Feber is usually uncountable, and förkylning is used generically here. For a specific case, you’d use the definite: om febern, om förkylningen, or plural if you mean several: om förkylningar.
Does läser mean “reads” or “is reading”?