Breakdown of Modellen är mycket mer avancerad. Därför är den dyrare.
vara
to be
den
it (common)
mycket
much / very
dyr
expensive
mer
more
därför
therefore
modellen
the model
avancerad
advanced
Questions & Answers about Modellen är mycket mer avancerad. Därför är den dyrare.
Why is it mer avancerad instead of adding -are like we did with dyrare?
In Swedish, shorter adjectives usually take the -are ending to form the comparative (like dyr becoming dyrare). However, longer words and adjectives derived from verbs (like avancerad) use mer (more) before the word instead, just like in English.
How is the word mycket functioning in this sentence?
Here, mycket (much) is used as an intensifier for the comparative phrase mer avancerad. You can put mycket before a comparative to specify how much more something is. You could also use lite (a little) or ännu (even) in the exact same spot!
Why is the word order är den instead of den är in the second sentence?
Why does the second sentence use den for "it" rather than det?
The word Den refers back to Modellen (the model). Because en modell is an en-word, the pronoun for "it" must be den to match its gender. If we were talking about an ett-word, we would use det.
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