"The men do not eat the sandwiches."
Translation:Männen äter inte smörgåsarna.
November 21, 2014
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Smörgasårna is such a long word! It's difficult to remember and even type.
Hi. Why is the definite plural of man, männen? I would expect, from the description given in the notes, that it would be something like mäna or männa.
In the Swedish language, adding the definite suffix to a words is very unintuitive for me. Is there a way to become accustomed to it quickly or is it just practice? Do Swedes ever stop after inte (in this example) and think if they'll add the -na suffix or something?
No, it's perfectly clear to us. With time, practice and patience, it'll stick!
The tips for this lesson say that any word with the stress on the last syllable takes the -er plural but smörgåsar uses -ar. Is this just an exception?
