Breakdown of Den här funktionen behöver ett mycket kraftfullare batteri.
ett
a, an (neuter)
mycket
much / very
behöva
to need
den här
this (en)
batteriet
the battery
funktionen
the feature
kraftfull
powerful (forceful, energetic)
Questions & Answers about Den här funktionen behöver ett mycket kraftfullare batteri.
How are we saying "much more powerful" without using the Swedish word for "more" (mer)?
In Swedish, adding the ending -are to the adjective already does the job of "more"—so kraftfullare on its own means "more powerful". To intensify it and say "much more powerful", you simply place mycket (much) right in front of the comparative form.
Since batteri is an ett word, why doesn't the adjective kraftfullare get a -t ending?
Comparative adjectives in Swedish are fantastic because they never change! Once an adjective takes the comparative -are (or -re) ending, it becomes invariant. It stays exactly the same whether it describes an en word, an ett word like batteri, or a plural noun.
Could I use lite or ännu in this exact sentence?
Yes! You can swap out the intensifier depending on your meaning. Using ett lite kraftfullare batteri means the battery needs to be "a little more powerful", while ett ännu kraftfullare batteri means it needs to be "an even more powerful" battery.
Why is it Den här funktionen instead of just Den här funktion?
When you use "this" (den här) or "that" (den där) in Swedish, the noun that follows it must be in the definite form. That is why we use funktionen (the feature) rather than the base indefinite form funktion.
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