Breakdown of Vi har ingen mjölk i kylskåpet.
vi
we
i
in
ha
to have
mjölken
the milk
ingen
no, none (en-word)
kylskåpet
the fridge
Questions & Answers about Vi har ingen mjölk i kylskåpet.
Why do we use ingen here instead of inget or inga?
We use ingen because mjölk is an en-word. If we were talking about an ett-word like vatten (water), we would use inget. If it were a plural word, we would use inga.
Can ingen be used with uncountable words like milk?
Yes! While you might have learned ingen as meaning nobody or no one, when placed directly in front of a noun it simply means no. It works perfectly with uncountable nouns like mjölk as long as you use the correct en-word form.
Can I use inte and say Vi har inte mjölk instead?
It is much more natural to say Vi har ingen mjölk (We have no milk). In Swedish, when you want to say that you do not have a certain object or substance, you almost always use ingen, inget, or inga instead of inte.
Why does the word for fridge (kylskåpet) end in -et?
The -et ending makes the word definite, meaning the fridge. Because kylskåp is an ett-word, we add -et to the end. Just like in English, we say in the fridge rather than in a fridge when talking about our own kitchen.
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