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The definite status of a noun is formed by adding '''-en''' to the stem in the case of common gender nouns, '''-et''' in the case of neuter nouns and '''-erne''' in the case of plural nouns. For example '''en ankel''' (common gender = an ankle), '''ett hus''' (neuter gender = a house) in definite form become '''anklen''' (the ankle) and '''huset''' (the house) However this changes to a pre-noun definite article when it is preceded by an adjective. eg '''anklen''' = the ankle; '''den ömme ankel''' = the sore ankle. '''Huset''' = the house; '''det store hus''' = the big house.

The plural of nouns is commonly formed by adding '''-er''' to the stem.  eg '''stokk''' (rod) plural '''stokker'''. However this suffix can be agglutinated to other suffixes that mark case and definite status. eg '''stokkerns''' (the rods'/of the rods). Approximately half of neuter nouns don't add '''-er''' and have same form in plural as in singular. There is also a small minority of nouns that form the plural with a change of the stem-vowel by ''umlaut''.  eg '''tann''' (tooth) plural '''tänner'''.