Word
Ingen hoppar modigare än den unga skidåkaren.
Meaning
Nobody jumps more bravely than the young skier.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Ingen hoppar modigare än den unga skidåkaren.
den
the (with en-words)
ingen
no, none (en-word)
ung
young
än
than
Questions & Answers about Ingen hoppar modigare än den unga skidåkaren.
Why is the word for 'more bravely' modigare?
The base adjective is modig (brave), and the basic adverb form is modigt (bravely). To make a regular adverb comparative (meaning 'more [adverb]'), you just add -are to the root. In Swedish, comparative adverbs and comparative adjectives have the exact same form!
Would modigare change if the subject was plural, like 'They jump more bravely'?
No! A great thing about Swedish comparative forms ending in -are is that they never change. They stay exactly the same regardless of whether they describe a singular or plural subject, or an 'en' or 'ett' word.
Why do we say den unga skidåkaren instead of den ung skidåkaren?
This is the Swedish 'double definite' rule. When you have a specific noun with an adjective ('the young skier'), you use the separate article den, add the definite -a ending to the adjective (unga), and still keep the definite ending on the noun (skidåkaren).
How is the word skidåkaren built?
It is a compound of skida (ski) and åkare (rider/driver, from the verb åka which means to go or ride). Because we are talking about 'the' specific skier, it takes the definite ending -n at the end.