Counting from 11 to 20
Let's continue counting! The numbers from 11 to 20 are straightforward. Just like the numbers 2 through 10, they never change their form regardless of the noun they are counting.
| Number | Swedish |
|---|---|
| 11 | elva |
| 12 | tolv |
| 13 | tretton |
| 14 | fjorton |
| 15 | femton |
| 16 | sexton |
| 17 | sjutton |
| 18 | arton |
| 19 | nitton |
| 20 | tjugo |
As always, nouns take their plural form when counted by these numbers.
| She has twelve apples. | Hon har tolv äpplen. |
| We are buying fifteen red flowers. | Vi köper femton röda blommor. |
| You must wait twenty days. | Du måste vänta tjugo dagar. |
Stating Ages
To state someone's age in Swedish, use the verb är (is/are/am) followed by the number and the word år (years).
The word år is an ett-word that looks exactly the same in its plural form. This means it stays as år whether you are talking about one year or twenty years.
| The boy is eleven years old. | Pojken är elva år. |
| Is the dog thirteen years old? | Är hunden tretton år? |
| Are you nineteen or twenty years old? | Är du nitton eller tjugo år? |
You can also add the word gammal (old) at the end of the sentence, just like in English, though it is very common to simply end the sentence with år.
| The boy is fifteen years old. | Pojken är femton år gammal. |
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