Plural: definite form (-na, -en, -a)

The definite plural (the cars) is built from the indefinite plural:

• plurals in -or, -ar, -er, -r add -na: flickor → flickorna, bilar → bilarna, katter → katterna, museer → museerna, skor → skorna
• plurals in -n add -a: äpplen → äpplena, foton → fotona
• ett-words with no plural ending add -en: barn → barnen, hus → husen, rum → rummen
• en-words in -are drop the -e and add -na: lärare → lärarna

Use it for specific things: after de tre, båda, två av, with an adjective after de (de gamla husen), or when dem or de later refers back to them. Barnen leker (The children are playing).