Definite articles

Just as nouns are preceded by the articles ”en" or ”ett", there are definite independent articles. These are the words ”den", ”det” and ”de”. These indicate that the noun is definite. Determiners are often used when there is a descriptive word in front of the noun, such as "The big house" = "Det stora huset".

• Den: common nouns
• Det: neuter nouns
• De: plural, both common and neuter nouns