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When to say "a" or "an"

The indefinite article is a or an. But how do we know when to say a and when to say an? Den obestämda artikeln är a och an. Men hur vet vi när vi ska säga a och när vi ska säga an?

What is an indefinitive article? It is the article used with a singular noun that is not specific - an apple vs. the apple. Vad är en obestämd artikel? det är artikeln som används med substanstiv som inte är specifierade - ett äpple vs. det äpplet.

The rule is simple. It depends on the sound at the beginning of the following word. Regeln är enkel. Det beror på ljudet i början på det följande ordet.

Remember! It’s not the way we write the following word, but the way we say it.

Ex. An umbrella, a union - but note: an onion. Kom ihåg! Det är inte hur det följande ordet skrivs

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A + consonant sound

If the following word starts with a consonant sound, then we say a.

Om det efterföljande ordet börjar med ett konsonant ljud säger vi a.

a cat

a game of golf a big apple

a Swedish boy

a beautiful woman

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AN + vowel sound

If the following word starts with a vowel sound, then we say an.

Om det efterföljande ordet börjar med ett vokal ljud säger vi an.

an apple an easy job

an interesting film an old man

an umbrella

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Examples:

_____ happy girl _____ orange

_____ big dog

_____ white horse _____ ice-cream

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The use of the definite article ”The”

'The' is the definite article in English. 'The' är den bestämda artikeln i engelskan (som svenskans det

'The' is used to point out a noun and by referring to something that is known by both the speaker or writer and the listener or reader. The används för att påvisa vilket substantiv talaren syftar på och som är känt av både talaren och lyssnaren, eller skrivaren och läsaren.

He has gone to the bus stop. (Han har gått till buss hållplatsen.)

The key to front door is here. (Nyckeln till ytterdörren är här.)

The flowers are in the pots already. (Blommorna är redan i krukorna.)

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Examples:

Now write 6 sentences with a, an and the...

Skriv 6 meningar med a, an och the -...

Example: I would like a carrot.

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Singular and plural

one and more than one ... how is it expressed? En och fler än en, hur sägs det?

one cat - two cats

one flower - five flowers one house - seven houses

add -s when making plural of a noun. Lägg till -s när en/ett substantiv blir flera.

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To be - right now

Present of ”to be” - when it happens now:

I - am you - are

he, she, it - is we - are

you - are they - are

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To be - in the past

The past of ”to be” - when it happened before now:

I - was

you - were

he, she, it - was we - were

you - were

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To have - right now

The present of ”to have” - when it is right now:

I - have you - have

he, she, it - has we - have

you - have they - have

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Verb tempus - present (now)

The present of ”work” - when it happens now (det sker nu): I - work

you - work

he, she, it - works we - work

you - work

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To have - in the past

The past of ”to have” - when it happened before (tidigare/innan) : I - had

you - had

he, she, it - had we - had

you - had they - had

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Verb tempus - past (before)

The past of ”work” - when it happened before (tidigare/innan): I - worked

you - worked

he, she, it - worked we - worked

you - worked

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