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Many clothing items only exist in the plural. Adjectives describing them take the plural ending (usually `-a`). Note that **kläder** (clothes) acts as an uncountable mass noun in Swedish, so use **mycket** (much/a lot) rather than *många* (many):

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### Counting with "ett par"

To count clothing made of two joined parts (like pants or goggles), use **ett par** (a pair). The noun that follows stays in the indefinite plural, and adjectives describing the clothing take the plural `-a` ending:

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If an adjective modifies the *pair* itself, it takes the `-t` ending because **par** is an *ett* word (e.g., *ett nytt par*):

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### The Definite Plural

When referring to specific items rather than a general pair, use the definite plural ending (often `-na` or `-en`):

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To add an adjective, use the standard definite plural structure (**de** + adjective with `-a` + definite noun):

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### Multiple Pairs

Because **par** is an *ett* word ending in a consonant, it does not change in the plural. "Two pairs" is simply **två par**:

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### Items Used in Pairs

Other gear like a ski boot (*en pjäxa*), a rag sock (*en raggsocka*), or a ski pole (*en stav*) have normal singular forms. However, since they are used in pairs, they are counted using the exact same rules with **par**:

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Plural-only nouns and counters (ett par)

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 ski clothes	skidkläderna
the ski trip	skidresan
We pack a lot of ski clothes for the ski trip.	Vi packar mycket skidkläder till skidresan.
the ski pants	skidbyxorna
I am buying a pair of new ski pants.	Jag köper ett par nya skidbyxor.
the suspenders	hängslena
The ski pants are large, so I need a pair of suspenders.	Skidbyxorna är stora, så jag behöver ett par hängslen.
the ski goggles	skidglasögonen
Are the suspenders lying behind the ski goggles?	Ligger hängslena bakom skidglasögonen?
My old ski goggles are broken, so I want a new pair.	Mina gamla skidglasögon är trasiga, så jag vill ha ett nytt par.
the long johns	långkalsongerna
You must pack two pairs of warm long johns.	Du måste packa två par varma långkalsonger.
The blue long johns are warmer than the red ones.	De blå långkalsongerna är varmare än de röda.
the ski boot	pjäxan
Which ski boots are the most comfortable for the ski trip?	Vilka pjäxor är skönast till skidresan?
the rag sock	raggsockan
I am putting a pair of thick rag socks in the ski boots.	Jag lägger ett par tjocka raggsockor i pjäxorna.
the roof box	takboxen
The thickest rag socks are lying in the roof box.	De tjockaste raggsockorna ligger i takboxen.
the ski pole	staven
We place the ski poles between the ski clothes in the roof box.	Vi lägger stavarna mellan skidkläderna i takboxen.
He has three pairs of ski poles, but he only needs one pair.	Han har tre par stavar, men han behöver bara ett par.