Numbers 1 to 10 (en, två, tre...)

The Word for "Number"

The Swedish word for "the number" is numret.

What is the number?
Vilket är numret?
I do not know the number.
Jag vet inte numret.

Counting from 1 to 10

The number "one" changes depending on whether it counts an en-word (en) or an ett-word (ett). All other numbers stay exactly the same regardless of the noun's gender.

NumberSwedish
1en / ett
2två
3tre
4fyra
5fem
6sex
7sju
8åtta
9nio
10tio

Numbers are placed directly before the noun they count. Nouns take their plural form for numbers greater than one.

She has two cats.
Hon har två katter.
The boy is eating three apples.
Pojken äter tre äpplen.
The family has five children.
Familjen har fem barn.
The week has seven days.
Veckan har sju dagar.
The girl sees nine stars.
Flickan ser nio stjärnor.
The teacher helps ten students.
Läraren hjälper tio studenter.