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### Exclaiming with "Sådan"

When reacting to shocking moments—like a betrayal in your favorite reality show—you can express strong emotion by saying "Such a...!" In Swedish, this is done using the word *sådan*.

Because it acts like an adjective, *sådan* must agree with the gender and number of the noun it describes. For *en*-words, use the phrase *en sådan*.

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### Neuter Nouns (Ett-words)

When exclaiming about an *ett*-word, the phrase becomes *ett sådant*.

*Tip: In spoken Swedish and casual text, you will very often hear and see these words shortened to **sån** (en sådan) and **sånt** (ett sådant).*

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### Plural Exclamations

If you are talking about plural nouns, drop the *en* or *ett* article entirely and use the plural form *sådana* (often shortened to *såna* in conversation).

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### Using Them in Sentences

While these phrases make great standalone exclamations ("Such hypocrisy!"), you can also embed them normally as the subject or object of a complete sentence to emphasize the sheer magnitude of the drama.

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Exclamatory noun phrases (sån / sådant / sådana)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The definite ending (barnet, hunden)

Indefinite articles and -ar verbs (en, ett)

Basic word order

Singular adjectives (stor, stort)

Plural adjectives (-a)

Sentence negation (inte)

Yes/No questions

Basic question words (vad, vem, var)

Regular Group 2 verbs (-er)

Short verbs and irregulars (har, gör)

The infinitive marker (att)

Modal verbs (kan, vill, måste, får)

Future intention (ska)

Time adverbs (imorgon, igår)

Word order inversion

Adverbs of frequency (ibland, aldrig)

Everyday things (dörren, stolen, tåget)

Definite suffix spelling changes

Plural nouns Group 1 and 2 (-or, -ar)

Plural nouns Group 3 (-er, -r)

Neuter indefinite plurals

Definite plural suffixes (-na, -a, -en)

Object pronouns (mig, dig, oss)

Reflexive pronouns (sig)

Expanded question words (när, varför)

Which and what (vilken, vilket, vilka)

Coordinating conjunctions (men, eller, för)

Prepositions of place (i, på, till, från)

Quantifiers (mycket, många)

Indefinite pronouns (någon, något, några)

First and second person possessives (min, din, vår, er)

Third person possessives (hans, hennes, dess, deras)

Reflexive possessives (sin, sitt, sina)

The genitive (-s)

Adjectives before singular nouns

Adjectives before plural nouns (-a)

Double definiteness (den, det, de)

Demonstratives (den här, det här, de här)

The imperative mood

Past tense of vara and ha (var, hade)

Possessives for names (-s)

Definite plural adjectives (de ... -a)

Genitive case for names (-s)

Numbers 1 to 10 (en, två, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (elva till tjugo)

Counting by tens to 100 (trettio, fyrtio...)

Days of the week (måndag, tisdag...)

Months of the year (januari, februari...)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (första, andra...)

Greetings and politeness (hej, tack, förlåt)

Particle verbs of direction (gå ut, komma in)

Simple past: Group 1 (-ade)

Simple past: Group 2a (-de)

Simple past: Group 2b (-te)

Simple past: Group 3 (-dde)

Simple past: Group 4

Present perfect: Groups 1 and 2 (har)

Present perfect: Groups 3 and 4

Past perfect (hade)

Future predictions (kommer att)

Future with present tense

The adjective small (liten, litet, små)

Demonstratives of distance (den där, det där, de där)

Negative pronouns (ingen, inget, inga)

Universal pronouns (all, allt, alla)

The generic pronoun (man, en)

Possessive generic pronoun (ens)

Reciprocal pronoun (varandra)

Qualitative pronouns (sådan, sådant, sådana)

Habitual time expressions (på)

Specific past time expressions (i)

Past time expressions (för ... sedan)

Future time expressions (om)

Location and motion adverbs (här/hit, där/dit)

Consequences (så)

Correlative conjunctions (både ... och)

Either and neither (antingen ... eller, varken ... eller)

Verbs of opinion and belief (tycker, tror, tänker)

Subordinate clauses (att, om)

Time clauses (när, innan, medan)

Clauses of cause (eftersom, därför att)

Negation in subordinate clauses (inte)

V2 word order inversion

Relative clauses as subjects (som)

Relative clauses as objects (som)

Relative clauses for places (där)

Adverbs from adjectives (-t)

Adjective comparative and superlative (-are, -ast)

Question	Answer
the betrayal	sveket
the reality show	dokusåpan
Such a betrayal in the reality show!	Ett sådant svek i dokusåpan!
the pact	pakten
Breaking the pact was such a betrayal.	Att bryta pakten var ett sådant svek.
the elimination	utröstningen
The elimination is always most exciting in the reality show.	Utröstningen är alltid mest spännande i dokusåpan.
the intrigue	intrigen
Before the elimination there was such an intrigue about the pact!	Före utröstningen fanns det en sådan intrig om pakten!
the episode	avsnittet
I do not have time to watch the episode with the big intrigue.	Jag hinner inte se avsnittet med den stora intrigen.
the hypocrisy	hyckleriet
Have you seen the new episode? Such hypocrisy!	Har du sett det nya avsnittet? Ett sådant hyckleri!
to manipulate	manipulera
She hates the hypocrisy and refuses to manipulate others.	Hon hatar hyckleriet och vägrar manipulera andra.
the ulterior motive	baktanken
I wonder what ulterior motive he has.	Jag undrar vilken baktanke han har.
Such ulterior motives create such drama!	Sådana baktankar skapar ett sådant drama!
the viewing figure	tittarsiffran
The viewing figures are sinking because the viewers are disappointed.	Tittarsiffrorna sjunker därför att tittarna är besvikna.
I do not understand why the group always accepts such a betrayal.	Jag förstår inte varför gruppen alltid accepterar ett sådant svek.
Such a pact is just a game for the camera.	En sådan pakt är bara ett spel för kameran.
He does not have to manipulate the votes during the elimination.	Han slipper manipulera rösterna under utröstningen.
We cannot stand the hypocrisy in the last episode.	Vi tål inte hyckleriet i det sista avsnittet.
Such an intrigue usually saves the viewing figures!	En sådan intrig brukar rädda tittarsiffrorna!