Learn Swedish: Kvaliteten är viktig när du köper sådana kläder. - The quality is important when you buy such clothes.

Sådana means 'such' and is the plural form. We use it here because it describes kläder (clothes), which is a plural word. If you were talking about a singular en-word like a jacket, you would use en sådan jacka, and for an ett-word like a belt, you would use ett sådant bälte.

Is kläder always a plural word?

Yes, just like in English, kläder (clothes) is treated as a plural word. Because it is plural, any adjectives or pronouns connected to it must also take their plural forms, which is exactly why we use sådana. If you want to talk about a single piece of clothing, you use a different word: ett klädesplagg.

Why is it viktig and not viktigt?

The adjective viktig (important) has to match the noun it describes. Here, it is describing kvaliteten (the quality). Since kvalitet is an en-word, we use the base form viktig. If it described an ett-word, it would be viktigt, and for a plural noun, it would be viktiga.

The spelling of kvaliteten looks slightly different from English. How is it built?