Breakdown of Hjälten hade ett stort svärd.
ett
a, an (neuter)
stor
big
ha
to have
hjälten
the hero
svärdet
the sword
Questions & Answers about Hjälten hade ett stort svärd.
Since this lesson is about masculine adjectives, how would we say 'the big hero' using the -e ending?
The word for hero is en hjälte, which traditionally refers to a male person. To say 'the big hero', you use the definite article den, add the masculine -e ending to the adjective stor, and use the definite noun: den store hjälten.
How do we get hjälten from the dictionary form of the word?
The dictionary form is en hjälte. For en-words that already end in a vowel, you just add -n to make them definite. So hjälte becomes hjälten (the hero).
Why is the adjective spelled stort instead of just stor?
It describes ett svärd (a sword). Because svärd is an ett-word, the adjective stor must take the neuter -t ending to match it.
Is hade a regular past tense verb?
It is slightly irregular. The base verb is att ha (to have). Instead of a standard ending, the past tense simply becomes hade (had). Because it is so common, you will get used to it quickly!
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