Hållbarheten är längre i frysen med rätt förvaring.

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Breakdown of Hållbarheten är längre i frysen med rätt förvaring.

• i: in
• med: with
• lång: long

Questions & Answers about Hållbarheten är längre i frysen med rätt förvaring.

Why is it hållbarheten and not just hållbarhet?

Hållbarhet means durability, keeping quality, or shelf life.

The ending -en makes it the definite singular form: hållbarheten = the shelf life / the durability.

Swedish often uses the definite form in places where English might use either a definite form or no article at all. So hållbarheten är längre... can sound natural in Swedish even if English might simply say shelf life is longer...

• hållbarhet = shelf life, durability
• hållbarheten = the shelf life

In this sentence, hållbarheten refers to the shelf life of the product being discussed.

What exactly does hållbarhet mean here?

Here, hållbarhet most naturally means shelf life or how long something keeps.

It does not usually mean emotional or moral sustainability here, even though the adjective hållbar can sometimes mean sustainable in other contexts.

So in this sentence:

• hållbarheten = how long the food remains good/usable
• very natural English equivalent: shelf life

Depending on context, it can include ideas like:

• staying safe to eat
• staying good in quality
• lasting longer before going bad