Breakdown of Jag vill se något mer överraskande.
jag
I
vilja
to want to
se
to see
något
something / any (ett-word)
mer
more
överraskande
surprising
Questions & Answers about Jag vill se något mer överraskande.
Why do we use mer here instead of adding -are to make the comparative?
In Swedish, most adjectives take -are to mean more (like varmare for warmer). However, adjectives that end in -ande or -ende (which are formed from verbs) do not take this ending. Instead, you use the separate word mer (more), just like in English. So it is mer överraskande.
Does överraskande need a -t at the end to match the ett-word något?
No, it does not. Adjectives that end in -ande or -ende are invariable, which means they never change their endings. Even though något acts like an ett-word here, överraskande stays exactly the same.
How is the word överraskande built?
It comes from the verb överraska (to surprise). By adding -nde to the end of the verb, it turns into an adjective meaning surprising. This is just like adding -ing to a verb in English.
Why isn't there an att (to) between vill and se?
Vill (want to) is a modal verb. In Swedish, modal verbs are followed directly by the infinitive form of the next verb (se) without using att (to). So I want to see is always just jag vill se, never jag vill att se.
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