Breakdown of Festen igår var mycket rolig.
vara
to be
mycket
much / very
rolig
fun
igår
yesterday
festen
the party
Questions & Answers about Festen igår var mycket rolig.
Doesn't Swedish have a strict verb-second rule? Why is var the third word here?
The verb var is still in the second position! In Swedish, the verb comes after the first idea or phrase, not strictly the first word. Here, the entire phrase Festen igår (The party yesterday) acts as the subject. That whole phrase counts as position one, so the verb var correctly takes position two.
Does the past tense verb var change if the subject is plural?
No, Swedish past tense verbs are wonderfully simple. The past tense form var (was or were) stays exactly the same no matter who or what the subject is. Whether it is jag var (I was), festen var (the party was), or de var (they were), the verb form does not change at all.
Why does the sentence use rolig instead of roligt?
Adjectives in Swedish change to match the noun they describe. Because festen (the party) comes from en fest (which is an en-word), the adjective takes the base form rolig. If we were describing an ett-word, we would add a T and use roligt.
I thought rolig meant funny. Why does the translation say fun?
The word rolig is versatile and can mean both fun and funny (comical). Context is your best guide. When describing an event like a party, an activity, or a trip, it almost always means fun.
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