Breakdown of Den bredaste väggen är vit.
vara
to be
vit
white
den
the (with en-words)
väggen
the wall
bred
wide
Questions & Answers about Den bredaste väggen är vit.
Why does the superlative adjective end in -e here, making it bredaste instead of bredast?
Because the wall is specific (definite). Just like regular adjectives, superlatives change when used with a definite article like Den. For regular superlatives, you add an -e to the end in the definite form.
What are the base and comparative forms of bredaste?
The base word is bred (wide). You add -are to make the comparative bredare (wider), and -ast to make the superlative bredast (widest).
Why do we use both Den and väggen? Isn't that like saying 'the' twice?
Yes, this is the Swedish double definite rule. When an adjective (like bredaste) comes before a specific noun, you must use both the separate article Den and the noun's definite ending -en.
Why does vit stay in its basic form if we are talking about a specific, definite wall?
Because vit comes after the verb är (is). An adjective only takes a definite ending when it is placed directly before the definite noun it describes. When it comes after a verb, it only changes to match if the noun is an ett-word or plural. Since vägg is a singular en-word, we use the basic form vit.
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