Breakdown of Et bistik er ikke kun farligt, men også mere smertefuldt end som så.
være
to be
et
a / an (neuter)
også
also
ikke
not
Questions & Answers about Et bistik er ikke kun farligt, men også mere smertefuldt end som så.
What exactly does som så mean in the phrase end som så, and can I change the words?
The phrase end som så is a fixed idiom. Literally it means something like "than as so", but it is used as a set phrase meaning "than one might think", "than it appears", or "than usual". Because it is a fixed expression, you cannot swap out the words. It almost always appears directly after a comparative adjective, like mere smertefuldt here.
Why does smertefuldt end in a -t when it is part of the comparative phrase mere smertefuldt?
The adjective must still agree with the noun it describes, which in this sentence is the neuter noun et bistik. Even though the word mere is placed in front of it to form the comparative, the base adjective smertefuld still takes the neuter -t ending to match et bistik.
Could I use ikke bare instead of ikke kun in this sentence?
Yes! In Danish, ikke kun ... men også and ikke bare ... men også are completely interchangeable ways to say "not only ... but also". Both are very common and natural for B2 speakers to use.
Bistik is a compound word. How do I know whether it takes en or et?