Questions & Answers about Jag skriver ofta många meddelanden.
Why does the plural of meddelande end in -n here?
Meddelande is an ett word that ends in a vowel (ett meddelande). These nouns belong to Group 4, which means they form their plural by simply adding -n. So, 'a message' is ett meddelande and 'messages' is meddelanden.
Does the -en at the end of meddelanden mean it is the definite form ('the messages')?
No, but this is a very common trap! Because Group 4 nouns add -n in the plural, meddelanden just means 'messages'. If you wanted to say 'the messages', you would add -a to the plural form, making it meddelandena.
Why does ofta come after the verb skriver?
Why do we use många instead of mycket?
We use många (many) because meddelanden are countable things. You use mycket (a lot / much) for uncountable things like water, money, or time.