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Questions & Answers about Bordet är tungt.
Why does the adjective tungt end in -t here?
In Swedish, adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because ett bord (a table) is an ett-word, the adjective tung (heavy) gets a -t added to the end to become tungt.
Does the adjective still get a -t even though it is separated from the noun by the verb är?
Yes! Adjectives still have to match the noun's gender even when they come after a verb like "is" (är). You use the exact same form for both "a heavy table" (ett tungt bord) and "the table is heavy" (bordet är tungt).
If I wanted to say "The chair is heavy" using the en-word en stol, how would the adjective change?
You would drop the -t and use the base form of the adjective. Because en stol is an en-word, the sentence becomes Stolen är tung.
How do we know that Bordet is an ett-word just by looking at it?
The ending gives it away! In Swedish, "the" is attached to the end of the noun. Because the word for "the table" ends in -et (bordet), it is a clear reminder that its starting form is an ett-word (ett bord).