Word
Kartongen är mycket tunn.
Meaning
The cardboard box is very thin.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Kartongen är mycket tunn.
Since this lesson is about comparatives, how would I say "thinner" and "thinnest" instead of just "thin"?
To make regular adjectives comparative and superlative, you add -are and -ast. So tunn becomes tunnare (thinner) and tunnast (thinnest).
Why is it tunn here, but sometimes I see tunt or tunna?
The ending of the adjective must match the noun it describes. Because kartongen comes from an en-word (en kartong), you use the basic form tunn. You would use tunt for an ett-word (like ett tunt papper, meaning a thin paper) and tunna for plural words (tunna kartonger, meaning thin boxes).
Could I use väldigt instead of mycket to mean "very"?
Yes, absolutely! Väldigt and mycket both mean "very" when placed before an adjective, and they are completely interchangeable in this sentence.
Does kartong refer to a cardboard box, or the material cardboard itself?
It can mean both! Depending on the context, en kartong usually refers to a cardboard box (like a moving box or shoebox), but the word kartong is also used for the material itself (cardboard).