Breakdown of Det åttonde rummet är stort.
vara
to be
stor
big
rummet
the room
det
the (with ett-words)
åttonde
eighth
Questions & Answers about Det åttonde rummet är stort.
Why do we need the word Det at the beginning if rummet already means "the room"?
This is a rule in Swedish called "double definiteness." When you have an adjective or an ordinal number (like åttonde) describing a specific noun, you need both the free-standing article (Det) and the definite ending on the noun (-et).
Why is rummet spelled with two m's when the base word is just rum?
The 'u' in rum is a short vowel. In Swedish spelling, when you add an ending (like -et) to a word ending in a single consonant after a short vowel, you double the consonant to keep the vowel sound short.
Why is the word for "big" spelled as stort here instead of stor?
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because rum is an ett word (a neuter noun), you add a -t to the base adjective stor, making it stort.
Does the word åttonde (eighth) get a -t ending too since it describes an ett word?
No, ordinal numbers like åttonde do not change based on the gender of the noun. It stays exactly the same whether it describes an ett word or an en word.
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