Breakdown of Brädspelet är väldigt roligt, men pusslet är för svårt.
vara
to be
rolig
fun
svår
difficult
men
but
pusslet
the puzzle
brädspelet
the board game
väldigt
very (extremely)
för
too
Questions & Answers about Brädspelet är väldigt roligt, men pusslet är för svårt.
Do the degree adverbs väldigt and för change form if we use them with an en word or plural nouns instead?
No, they don't! Väldigt (very) and för (too) are acting as degree adverbs here, modifying the adjectives. Unlike adjectives, adverbs do not change their form to match the noun's gender or number. They always stay exactly the same regardless of what you are describing.
Why do the adjectives roligt and svårt end in -t here?
The adjectives must match the nouns they describe. Both brädspelet (the board game) and pusslet (the puzzle) are ett words (neuter nouns). When you describe an ett word, you add a -t to the adjective. So, the base word rolig becomes roligt, and svår becomes svårt.
Why is "the puzzle" spelled pusslet instead of "pusselet"?
The base word is ett pussel. When an ett word ends in -el, -er, or -en, it usually drops that last e when adding the definite ("the") ending. This is just to make it easier and faster to pronounce, so pussel plus -et shrinks down to pusslet.
I've previously learned that för means "for". How do I know it means "too" in this sentence?
It depends on the kind of word that comes directly after it. When för is placed right before an adjective (like svårt) or an adverb, it acts as a degree adverb meaning "too" (as in excessively). If it comes before a noun or pronoun (like för barnet meaning "for the child"), it acts as a preposition meaning "for".
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