Hastigheten är hög.

The data speed is high.

Breakdown of Hastigheten är hög.

• vara: to be
• hög: high
• hastigheten: the data speed

Questions & Answers about Hastigheten är hög.

Why does hastigheten end in -en?

Because the basic noun is en hastighet and -en is the definite singular ending.

So:

• en hastighet = a speed
• hastigheten = the speed

In Swedish, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.

Why is there no separate word for the?

Swedish usually builds definiteness into the noun itself.

So instead of saying something like the speed, Swedish says hastigheten, where the ending -en already means the.

This is very common in Swedish:

• bilen = the car
• dagen = the day
• hastigheten = the speed

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