Breakdown of Resanden behöver ett visum.
ett
a, an (neuter)
behöva
to need
resanden
the traveler
visumet
the visa
Questions & Answers about Resanden behöver ett visum.
Is resanden plural here, since our current lesson is about plurals?
No, resanden is the definite singular form, meaning "the traveler". For nouns ending in -ande or -ende that describe people (like en resande), the definite singular is formed by adding just an -n.
So what would the plural forms of resande look like?
These words belong to Group 5, meaning the indefinite plural has no added ending: flera resande (several travelers). For the definite plural ("the travelers"), you add -na, making it resandena.
I've learned the word resenär for traveler. Can I use that instead?
Yes, en resenär (the traveler = resenären) is actually much more common in everyday Swedish. En resande is perfectly correct but sounds a bit more formal, so it is often used in administrative contexts, legal texts, or on signs.
How do you make ett visum plural?
Visum is an ett-word that doesn't change in the indefinite plural: ett visum (a visa), flera visum (several visas). If you need the definite forms, they are visumet (the visa) and visumen (the visas).