Indefinite Pronouns (man, någon, ingen, all)

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'Man' is only used as a subject! When 'one' is the direct/prepositional object, it changes to 'en'. For possession, if 'man' is the subject of the same clause, use 'sin/sitt/sina' (and reflexive 'sig'); if 'man' is NOT the subject, use 'ens'.

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'Någon/något/några' means both 'some/any' before a noun (agreeing in gender/number) and 'someone / something / some people' when standing alone. For 'something' in an abstract sense, 'något' and 'någonting' are interchangeable.

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CRITICAL WORD ORDER RULE: 'Ingen/inget/inga' (no / no one / nothing) can ALWAYS be used as the subject, or as the object in a simple main clause with ONE verb ('Jag har inga pengar'). However, in subordinate clauses, or when there is an auxiliary verb (perfekt, modal) or a preposition, you MUST split it into 'inte ... någon/något/några'!

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'All' (uncountable en-word: all mat, all snö), 'allt' (uncountable ett-word: allt kaffe, allt vatten; standalone = everything), and 'alla' (plural: alla bilar; standalone = everyone). Note that the noun after 'all/allt/alla' can be either indefinite (general) or definite (specific group)!

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For countable plurals use 'många' (many), 'få' (few), 'flera' (several), and 'de flesta' (most). For uncountable mass nouns use 'mycket' (much/a lot of) and 'lite' (a little). Note that after 'de flesta' (definite), the noun is usually indefinite in general statements ('de flesta svenskar') but definite for a specific group ('de flesta deltagarna')!

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'Varje' is invariable before any singular indefinite noun ('varje dag', 'varje år') and makes any following adjective take the weak '-a' form ('varje litet steg' or 'varje ny dag'—adjectives after varje usually stay strong or weak depending on emphasis, usually indefinite strong: 'varje ny anställd'). Standalone 'each one' is 'var och en'. Emphatic 'every single' is 'varenda' (en) / 'vartenda' (ett).

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'En annan' (another, en-word), 'ett annat' (another, ett-word), 'andra' (other, plural). With the definite article ('den andra bilen', 'det andra huset', 'de andra'), it means 'the other' or 'the second'. Note: in 'en annan' (written as two words!), 'en' is always separate.

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Before a noun or standing alone as a pronoun, 'both' is 'båda' (or 'bägge'). Crucially, a noun after 'båda / bägge' takes the DEFINITE plural form ('båda bilarna', 'bägge förslagen'), just like after 'hela'!

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'Sådan' (pronounced and informally written 'sån / sånt / såna') agrees in gender and number with the noun. Notice the article placement: in Swedish, 'en/ett' comes BEFORE 'sådan' ('en sådan dag' = such a day), never after it!

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Adding 'som helst' to question words creates free-choice pronouns ('any ... at all'): 'vem som helst' (anyone at all), 'vad som helst' (anything at all), 'när som helst' (anytime), 'var som helst' (anywhere), and 'vilken/vilket/vilka [noun] som helst' (any [noun] whatsoever).