|- |||||up |- |||||down |- |||||in, into |- |||||out, out of |- |||||home |- |||||away |- |||||forward |} Numerals Cardinal numbers The cardinal numbers from zero to twelve in Swedish are: The number 1 is the same as the indefinite article, and its form ( or ) depends on the gender of the noun that it modifies. The Swedish numbers from 13 to 19 are: The form is archaic, and is nowadays only used in poetry and some official documents. It is still common in Finland Swedish. The numbers for multiples of ten from 20 to 1000 are: In some dialects, numbers are not always pronounced the way they are spelled. With the numbers (9), (10) and (20), the -o is often pronounced as -e, e.g. . In some northern dialects it is pronounced as a -u (), and in some middle dialects as an -i (). In spoken language, usually drops the final syllable when compounded with another digit and is pronounced as tju- + the digit, e.g. (27) may be pronounced . Words ending in -io (, , etc.) are most often pronounced without the final -o; the y in (40) is always pronounced as ö: . Numbers between 21–99 are written in the following format: (big number)(small number) For example: 22 – 79 – 63 – 48 – 31 – (345 – ) The preceding (100) and (1000) is optional, but in compounds it is usually required. Higher numbers include: The cardinal numbers from and larger are true nouns and take the -er suffix in the plural. They are separated in written Swedish from the preceding number. Any number can be compounded by simply joining the relevant simple cardinal number in the same order as the digits are written. Written with digits, a number is separated with a space between each third digit from the right. The same principle is used when a number is written with letters, although using letters becomes less common the longer the number is. However, round numbers, like , and are often written with letters as are small numbers (below 20). {| class="wikitable" style="padding: 0 0.5em" |- ! ! Written form ! In components (do not use in written Swedish) |- valign="top" | align="right" style="padding: 0.25em 0.5em" | 21 | style="padding: 0.25em 0.5em" | / | style="padding: 0.25em 0.5em" | () / () |- valign="top" | align="right" style="padding: 0.25em 0.5em" | 147