Breakdown of Vi behöver många frimärken till brevet.
vi
we
brevet
the letter
behöva
to need
till
for (to go with)
många
many
frimärket
the stamp
Questions & Answers about Vi behöver många frimärken till brevet.
Why does the plural of stamp end in -n (frimärken)?
The singular word for stamp is ett frimärke. In Swedish, ett words that end in a vowel belong to Group 4. This means they form their plural by simply adding -n. So ett frimärke (a stamp) becomes frimärken (stamps).
Could I use för instead of till for the word "for" in this sentence?
In this specific context, no. While för often translates to "for", Swedish uses till when something belongs to, is directed to, or is attached to a specific object, like stamps going onto a letter.
Is brevet a plural word too?
No, brevet is singular and means "the letter". The base word is ett brev (a letter). To make it definite ("the"), you add -et to the end of the word because it is an ett word ending in a consonant.
Does the word många change depending on if it goes with an en or ett word?
No, många (many) is always used exactly like this for plural countable things, regardless of the noun's gender. Since frimärken is plural, we use många.
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