Breakdown of Eftersom väskan är störst är den tyngst.
vara
to be
den
it (common)
stor
big
tung
heavy
väskan
the bag
eftersom
since, because
Questions & Answers about Eftersom väskan är störst är den tyngst.
Why is it störst instead of "storast"?
Störst is the superlative (the "-est" form) of stor (big). It belongs to a special group of adjectives that change their core vowel in the comparative and superlative forms—here, the o changes to an ö. These adjectives also take the shorter ending -st instead of the regular -ast.
What is the base form of the adjective tyngst?
The base form is tung (heavy). Just like stor, it is an adjective that mutates its vowel when comparing. The u becomes a y, and it takes the short -st ending to become tyngst (heaviest).
Why does the second half of the sentence say är den (is it) instead of den är (it is)?
This is the V2 (verb-second) rule in action! The entire first phrase, Eftersom väskan är störst (Because the bag is biggest), counts as the first block of information. Therefore, the main verb är must take the second position, forcing it to come before the subject den.
Why do we use den for "it" here instead of det?
Den refers back to väskan (the bag). Because en väska is an en-word, we must use the matching en-word pronoun den when we want to say "it".
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