Jag tar ingen påse, eftersom jag redan har en stor väska.

I do not take a bag, because I already have a big bag.

Breakdown of Jag tar ingen påse, eftersom jag redan har en stor väska.

• jag: I
• ha: to have
• stor: big
• en: a

Questions & Answers about Jag tar ingen påse, eftersom jag redan har en stor väska.

Why is it ingen påse and not inte en påse?

Because ingen is the normal way to say no / not any before a singular en-word noun.

• ingen påse = no bag
• inte en påse is possible in some contexts, but it is more emphatic, like not even one bag or not a single bag

So in an ordinary sentence like this, Jag tar ingen påse is the natural choice.

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What does ingen mean exactly, and how does it change with different nouns?

Ingen means no, none, or not any.

It changes depending on the gender and number of the noun:

• ingen
  • en-word singular
    
    • ingen påse = no bag
• inget
  • ett-word singular
    
    • inget äpple = no apple
• inga
  • plural nouns
    
    • inga påsar = no bags

So here it is ingen because påse is an en-word.

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