Questions & Answers about Var recensionen mer komplicerad än romanen?
Why do we say mer komplicerad instead of adding -are to the end of the adjective?
Adjectives that end in -ad, -erat, or -ade (which are often verbs acting as adjectives) don't take the normal -are ending. Instead, just like longer adjectives in English take "more", these words use mer before the adjective to form the comparative.
Does the word komplicerad change if the noun is an ett-word or plural?
Yes! Even when you use mer for the comparative, the adjective itself still has to agree with the noun. Since recensionen is an en-word, we use the basic form komplicerad. If we were talking about an ett-word, it would be mer komplicerat, and for plural nouns, mer komplicerade.
What is the word for "than" when comparing two things?
In Swedish, "than" is än. You will use it all the time with comparatives, as in mer komplicerad än (more complicated than) or större än (bigger than).
Is romanen related to the Romans?
No, en roman means "a novel" (a fiction book). This is a common "false friend" for English speakers. If you want to talk about a person from Rome, the word is en romare.