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SWEDISH GRAMMAR.
The Second Declension.
(Plural termination ar.)
Without the terminal article. With the terminal article.
Sing. Nom., etc., dal, m., dale, dalen, the dale.
... Gen., dals, ... ... dalens, of ......
Plu. Nom., etc., dalar, ... dales, dalarne, (or na).
... Gen., dalars, ... ... dalarnes, (or nas).
Sing. Nom., etc., socken, f., parish, socknen, the parish.
... Gen., sockens, ... ... socknens, of ......
Plu. Nom., etc., socknar, ... parishes, socknarna, the parishes.
... Gen., socknars, f., ... socknarnas, of the parishes.

To this declension belong both masculine and feminine nouns.

The Third Declension.
(Plural termination er.)
Without the terminal article. With the terminal article.
Sing. Nom., etc., vän, m. & f., friend, vännen, the friend.
... Gen., väns, ... ... vännens, of ......
Plu. Nom., etc., vänner, ... friends, vännerne (or na).
... Gen., vänners, ... ... vännernes (or nas).
Sing. Nom., etc., tryckeri, n., printing office, tryckeriet, the printing office.