Intensifying Comparatives with Mycket and Lite
When comparing things like tech gadgets, you often want to describe the degree of the difference. To make a comparison stronger or weaker, simply add an intensifying word directly before the comparative adjective.
Use mycket to mean "much" or "a lot", and lite to mean "a little".
| The new tablet is much faster. | Den nya surfplattan är mycket snabbare. |
| The old charger is a little slower. | Den gamla laddaren är lite långsammare. |
Using Ännu for "Even"
If something already has a high degree of a quality and you want to say it is "even" more so, use the word ännu. It works exactly the same way, sitting directly before the comparative adjective.
| The battery in this model is even better. | Batteriet i den här modellen är ännu bättre. |
| The new screen has an even sharper picture. | Den nya skärmen har en ännu skarpare bild. |
Intensifying with Mer
Remember that longer adjectives (like avancerad) form the comparative using mer (more) instead of taking an -are ending. To intensify these adjectives, place mycket, lite, or ännu right in front of mer.
| The smartwatch has a much more advanced feature. | Smartklockan har en mycket mer avancerad funktion. |
Comparing Multiple Features
You can easily combine these different intensifiers when contrasting the pros and cons of different models.
| The smartwatch is a little lighter, but the tablet is much faster. | Smartklockan är lite lättare, men surfplattan är mycket snabbare. |