Breakdown of Romanen är mer komplicerad än filmen.
vara
to be
filmen
the film
än
than
romanen
the novel
mer
more
komplicerad
complicated
Questions & Answers about Romanen är mer komplicerad än filmen.
Why do we use mer komplicerad instead of adding an ending like -are?
In Swedish, short adjectives usually get the ending -are (like varmare for warmer). However, longer adjectives and words ending in -ad (like komplicerad) use mer (more) and mest (most) instead to sound more natural.
Does the adjective komplicerad still need to match the noun when we use mer?
Yes! Even with mer, the adjective must agree with the noun it describes. Since en roman is an en-word, we use komplicerad. If we were talking about an ett-word, like systemet (the system), it would be mer komplicerat.
When do I use än versus som in comparisons?
You use än (than) when things are unequal or different, as we see here with mer ... än (more ... than). You use som (as) when things are equal, like in lika komplicerad som (as complicated as).
Why is "the novel" translated as romanen instead of using a separate word for "the"?
In Swedish, "the" is normally added to the end of the noun. For an en-word like en roman (a novel), you add -en to get romanen. You only use a separate word for "the" (like den) when there is an adjective right before the noun.
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