"You are boys."

Translation: Ni är pojkar.

[Alec.Fitzgerald]

Du is only used for the singular. Since you're referring to a group of boys, you'd use ni instead

[BEENAPANDE10]

Tack so mycket

[riahsaur_]

tack

[tata460009]

Great , thank u so much

[JoziahRobe1]

Ok

[SilvanBezemer]

When do i use pojken, pojker and pojkar?

[devalanteriel]

• pojken = the boy
• pojkar = boys
• pojker = not a word

[SilvanBezemer]

thanks!

[ericjack2006]

Why is "Du" not okay for this question?

[LMDC101]

Du is only for singular, Ni is for plural

[EricBasir]

I have been told by Swedish teachers that "ni" can also be used to address single persons formally. But nowadays that method is mostly used with elders or possibly people in high authority. I could be wrong. But I have heard it said.

[devalanteriel]

Your post is over a year old and you probably know this by now, but for the benefit of other learners: That's largely a myth, though a common one. The word ni was mostly never in use in that way - Swedish used a titular system instead.

[luciofher]

So, what would you use for 'you all'?

[devalanteriel]

ni :)

It's used for the plural, but not for the singular formal.

[Barbara100206]

Ni er dig du can alsaw be "you.So what do they mean?

[devalanteriel]

• du = you, one person, subject form
• dig = you, one person, object form
• ni = you, more than one person, subject form
• er = you, more than one person, object form

[AkshatTambe]

Ni dricker : you are drinking.
Ni är pojkar : you are boys.
Why is är not used in the first sentence?
Thanks in advance

[devalanteriel]

English can use "are" both for nouns being something, e.g. "you are boys", and for expressing that something happens continuously - as in "you are drinking" instead of "you drink".

But Swedish doesn't have the continuous sense, so "you are drinking" is just ni dricker.