son
/soːn/common gender
The Swedish word for son is son.
son refers to a male person in relation to his parents.
Meaning: a male person in relation to his parents (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The word son is a common-gender noun. Use sonen to say 'the son' and sonens for the genitive form 'the son's'. The plural form is söner, while the definite plural form is sönerna.
How do you pronounce it?
/soːn/
Did you know?
- In the past, Swedish surnames often ended in -son, such as Andersson or Eriksson, which literally meant 'son of Anders' or 'son of Erik'. This patronymic system was used for centuries before surnames became fixed family names.
- Despite meaning 'son', the word son is categorized as a common-gender noun in modern Swedish, moving away from the strict masculine classification of Late Modern Swedish.
- The word son follows the same phonetic roots as the Old Norse word sonr, linking modern Swedish directly to Viking Age terminology.
Examples in context
- Är Tom er son?Is Tom your son?This sentence is useful for asking if someone is a son.Tatoeba #4441866 by richke, translation #4397621 by CK
- Såg du min son?Did you see my son?Tatoeba #3601492 by loghaD, translation #3601133 by Jesse
- Han är min son.He's my son.This sentence is useful for stating that someone is a son.Tatoeba #9831559 by morbrorper, translation #4703087 by CH
- Jag träffade sonen på mötet.I met the son at the meeting.
- Min son har precis tagit examen.My son has just graduated.
- Er son är en begåvad musiker.Your son is a talented musician.
- Min grabb älskar att spela fotboll.My boy loves playing soccer.
- 62 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lucas and Emma are looking at an old family photograph.
- LucasVem är pojken på bilden?Who is the boy in the picture?
- EmmaDet är min son, Lucas.That is my son, Lucas.
- LucasHan ser ut precis som du.He looks exactly like you.
- EmmaJa, min son är väldigt lik mig.Yes, my son is very similar to me.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “son” translations and entries son, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries son, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
