Breakdown of Är huvudstaden lika vacker som kusten?
vara
to be
vacker
beautiful
lika
equally / as
som
as (in comparisons)
huvudstaden
the capital
kusten
the coast
Questions & Answers about Är huvudstaden lika vacker som kusten?
How do you say "as... as" in Swedish based on this sentence?
To say "as [adjective] as", Swedish uses lika [adjective] som. In this sentence, lika vacker som means "as beautiful as". The word lika basically means "equally", and som means "as" in this context.
Could I use än instead of som in this sentence?
No. The word än translates to "than" and is only used with comparative words (for example, if you were saying the capital is "more beautiful than" the coast). Because we are saying the two places are equally beautiful using lika, we must use som.
Why is the adjective vacker used instead of vackert?
What makes up the word huvudstaden?
It is a compound word made of huvud (head or main) and staden (the city). So, the "main city" is the capital! Notice that the definite ending (the "-en" meaning "the") only attaches to the very end of the compound word, not to both parts.
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