Breakdown of Vilken enorm risk för en liten vinst!
en
a, an (common)
vilken
which / what a (en-word)
för
for, to
liten
small
enorm
enormous
vinsten
the profit / the win, the winnings
risken
the risk
Questions & Answers about Vilken enorm risk för en liten vinst!
Why do we use Vilken to mean "What an"? Shouldn't it be Vad?
When making an exclamation about a noun (like saying "What a..." in English), Swedish uses vilken, vilket, or vilka depending on the noun's gender and number. Because risk is an en-word, we use vilken. You generally only use vad for asking actual questions. Notice also that Swedish doesn't add en after the exclamation; vilken covers "What a" all by itself.
Is liten the standard form for "small"? I thought it was små.
Liten is a very common but highly irregular adjective. You use liten for singular en-words, which is why it matches en vinst. Små is only used for plural nouns. For singular ett-words, the form is litet.
How can you tell the gender of the nouns risk and vinst from this sentence?
You can spot that both are en-words by looking at the words attached to them. Risk is paired with Vilken and the basic adjective form enorm. Vinst directly follows the article en and the en-word adjective form liten. If they were ett-words, the sentence would use Vilket enormt and ett litet.
Does vinst always mean "profit"?
It translates to "profit" in a business or financial context, but vinst is also the standard word for a "win" or a "prize" in games, sports, and lotteries.
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