Breakdown of Situationen är både konstig och förvirrande.
vara
to be
och
and
både
both
situationen
the situation
konstig
strange
förvirrande
confusing
Questions & Answers about Situationen är både konstig och förvirrande.
Why does förvirrande end in "-ande" and does it change form like normal adjectives?
Förvirrande is a present participle used as an adjective, meaning "confusing". The great thing about adjectives ending in -ande (or -ende) is that they are invariable. This means they never change their endings to match the noun! It stays förvirrande whether describing an "en" word, an "ett" word, or a plural noun.
Why is the first adjective konstig instead of konstigt?
Konstig describes situationen (the situation). Since en situation is an "en" word, the adjective uses its base form. If you were describing an "ett" word, it would become konstigt. This is a great contrast to förvirrande, which we just learned doesn't change its form at all!
How is the word förvirrande formed?
It comes from the verb att förvirra (to confuse). Just like adding "-ing" in English (confuse to confusing), adding -ande to the base of many Swedish verbs creates an adjective that describes what someone or something is doing.
How does the phrase både ... och work here?
Både means "both", and it forms a pair with och ("and") to mean "both [this] and [that]". It is a very common phrase used exactly like its English equivalent. So både konstig och förvirrande translates perfectly to "both strange and confusing".
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