vän – Swedish noun declension

Swedish noun forms of vän

Noun: vän
Hyphenation:
Gender: Common gender

Nominative

Sg. Indef.vän
Sg. Def.vännen
Pl. Indef.vänner
Pl. Def.vännerna

Genitive

Sg. Indef.väns
Sg. Def.vännens
Pl. Indef.vänners
Pl. Def.vännernas

Sample Sentences

  • De var bästa vänner under hela sin skoltid (They were best friends throughout their school years)
  • Vi är bara vänner (We’re just friends [i.e., not a couple])
  • Teddybjörnen Fredriksson, ja, så hette han. En gång var han bara min, och vi älskade varann. Teddybjörnen Fredriksson, hans nos den var av garn. Ja, han var min bästa vän när jag var ett litet barn. (Fredriksson the teddy bear, yes, that was his name. Once he was just mine, and we loved each other. Fredriksson the teddy bear, his nose [it – redundant] was made of yarn. Yes, he was my best friend when I was a little child.) [1969, Lasse Berghagen, “Teddybjörnen Fredriksson [Fredriksson the Teddy Bear]”:]
  • Och bara, bara vara vänner och tala om allt. Vi kan väl tala om allt men vi ska bara, bara vara vänner och tala om allt. Vi kan väl tala om allt med varann. (And just, just be friends and talk about anything [everything]. I guess we can talk about anything, but we will [shall] just, just be friends and talk about anything. I guess we can talk about anything with each other.) [1989, Jakob Hellman, “Vara vänner [Be Friends]”, in ...och stora havet [...and the great sea]:]
  • Lilla vän, vad tänker du på? Hur får du tiden att gå? Du ligger alldeles ensam där, men du ska veta att jag håller dig så kär, så kär. (Little friend [or "little one" or the like, but doesn't sound quite as literary], what are you thinking about? How do you make the time go by / pass the time [get the time to go]? You are lying there all alone, but you should know that I hold you so dear, so dear.) [1992, Benny Astor, Figge Boström, “Gunga [Swing]”performed by Apopocalyps:]
  • Eloise, är vi mer än bara vänner? Så visa vad du känner, och sen får känslorna bestämma. Eloise, även vindarna kan vända. För mig är du den enda. Vår kärlek den är värd ett högre pris, Eloise. (Eloise, are we more than just friends? So show what you feel, and then we let the feelings decide [and then the feelings get to decide]. Eloise, the tide [winds] can also turn [in addition to him turning back, perhaps]. For me you are the only one. Our love [it] is worth a higher price, Eloise.) [1993, “Eloise”, Gert Lengstrand (lyrics), Lasse Holm (music)performed by Arvingarna:]
  • Norgevän (someone who is fond of and/or supports Norway, a friend of Norway)

Etymology

From Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Germanic *winiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”). See: Old Norse Nouns 'vinr'.

Verbs referencing "vän"

Danish Nouns ven.

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