"The boy"

Translation: Pojken

[RussellRani]

How is it that the article "a" is sometimes "ett" and "en"? I'm really confused.

[Greg4xTrader]

Why pojke is wrong? and pojken is right .. :) Btw i find it awesome the site :D

[Zmrzlina]

Because:

The boy = Pojken

A boy = en pojke

[Greg4xTrader]

ty very much :)

[dem1dem1dem1dem1]

Pojken means the boy where as pojke means a boy

[David7697]

Is there a way to know which way a noun will be written in its "the ..." English equivalent? It seems confusing because it is "flickan" for "the girl" and "kvinnan" for "the woman", so it might seem that you just add an 'n' to the end.

But then "pojken" and "barnet" come along...

[deactivated user]

Kan de ocksa vara en kille?

[Zmrzlina]

Yes, killen is also accepted.

[kakthe1st]

What does killen mean

[char10tti3]

Is this "the boy" refering specifically to one particular boy or could other refer to boys in general?

[Zmrzlina]

Preferrably a particular boy.

[Gooey1]

Adding things to the end of a word instead of making a whole new word makes so much sense. . . . until "barnet". It's totally different!

[not_joji_]

Is it like man-en pojk-en flick-an kvinn-an?

[hadas400770]

The boy