The question remains, why does there need to be two groups? Why can’t everything just be “en” or “ett”? What does having both get you in Swedish that having only one does not?
Because äpplet means “the apple” while äpplen means “apples”.
Because it’s how the language works. Why do we have many, lots, large ammonts of words that all mean the same thing? Me myself and I don’t really care because they are ways to express ourselves in different ways depending on what we want to convey, and how we choose to do so.
The question remains, why does there need to be two groups? Why can’t everything just be “en” or “ett”? What does having both get you in Swedish that having only one does not?
What does “a” or “an” give you in English? It’s mostly historical and because it flows better.
Because äpplet means “the apple” while äpplen means “apples”.
Because it’s how the language works. Why do we have many, lots, large ammonts of words that all mean the same thing? Me myself and I don’t really care because they are ways to express ourselves in different ways depending on what we want to convey, and how we choose to do so.