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Learn Hardcore Swedish: Målet är absolut realistiskt. - The goal is absolutely realistic.

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Målet är absolut realistiskt.

Word

Målet är absolut realistiskt.

Meaning

The goal is absolutely realistic.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Swedish

Lesson

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Breakdown of Målet är absolut realistiskt.

Questions & Answers about Målet är absolut realistiskt.

Why is it målet and not a separate word for the goal?

In Swedish, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun.

ett mål = a goal
målet = the goal

So -et here is the definite ending for a singular ett-word.

A useful extra pattern:

det realistiska målet = the realistic goal

When there is an adjective before the noun, Swedish often uses both a separate definite word (det) and the definite noun/adjective endings.

Is mål an ett word, and does that matter here?

Yes. Mål is an ett noun:

ett mål = a goal
målet = the goal

This matters because adjectives in Swedish often agree with the noun’s gender and number. Since mål is an ett word, that helps explain why the adjective is realistiskt and not realistisk.

Why is it realistiskt and not realistisk?

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Because realistisk is agreeing with målet, which is a singular neuter (ett) noun.

Swedish adjective pattern:

en realistisk plan = a realistic plan
ett realistiskt mål = a realistic goal
realistiska mål = realistic goals

The same agreement happens even after är:

Planen är realistisk.
Målet är realistiskt.
Målen är realistiska.

So after är, Swedish still changes the adjective to match the noun.

Why is absolut not changing like realistiskt?

Here, absolut is being used like an adverb, modifying realistiskt.

So the structure is basically:

Målet = subject
är = is
absolut = absolutely
realistiskt = realistic

A very important thing in Swedish is that adverbs often look the same as the neuter form of adjectives. With absolut, the form is already absolut, so you do not add anything extra.

That is why this means:

absolut realistiskt = absolutely realistic

not

absolute realistic

Why isn’t it absolutt with two t's?

Because the word is simply spelled absolut in Swedish. You do not add another t.

Some Swedish adjectives already end in -t, and that spelling stays the same:

ett absolut krav = an absolute requirement
Det är absolut nödvändigt. = It is absolutely necessary.

So absolut is just the correct form and spelling.

What exactly is är?

Är is the present tense of vara, the Swedish verb to be.

Examples:

jag är = I am
du är = you are
han/hon är = he/she is
vi är = we are
de är = they are

It is irregular, just like to be in English, so it is best learned as a very common form on its own.

What is the word order in this sentence?

The basic word order is:

subject + verb + adverb + adjective

So:

Målet = subject
är = verb
absolut = adverb
realistiskt = adjective

This is a very normal Swedish sentence pattern.

It is also useful to notice that the adverb comes before the adjective:

absolut realistiskt
väldigt svårt
helt omöjligt

How would the sentence change with an en noun or with a plural noun?

The adjective changes to match the noun.

Compare:

Målet är absolut realistiskt.
singular ett noun
Planen är absolut realistisk.
singular en noun
Målen är absolut realistiska.
plural

So the ending on realistisk changes like this:

realistisk for en words
realistiskt for ett words
realistiska for plural

How do you pronounce the tricky words in this sentence?

A rough pronunciation guide:

Målet ≈ MOH-let
The å sounds somewhat like the vowel in English more, but cleaner and longer.
är ≈ air/ehrr
This varies a bit by accent, but it is a very common Swedish word you will hear constantly.
absolut ≈ ab-so-LOOT
The stress is on the last syllable.
realistiskt ≈ reh-ah-LISS-tiskt
The stress is on LIS.

The exact sounds are not identical to English, but these approximations are enough to get started.

Can absolut also be used by itself?

Yes. Very commonly.

Absolut! = Absolutely! / Definitely!

So it is a useful word to know both:

inside a sentence: absolut realistiskt
on its own: Absolut!

That can help you remember it more easily.

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