Breakdown of Förtroendet och stödet är lika viktiga som kärleken.
vara
to be
och
and
viktig
important
lika
equally / as
som
as (in comparisons)
kärleken
the love
förtroendet
the trust
stödet
the support
Questions & Answers about Förtroendet och stödet är lika viktiga som kärleken.
Why do we use the definite forms Förtroendet, stödet, and kärleken when the English translation just says "Trust", "support", and "love"?
In Swedish, when you talk about an abstract concept in a general, universal sense, you usually use the definite form (adding the -et or -en ending). In English, we leave these nouns indefinite, but Swedish prefers "the love" (kärleken) to talk about love as a whole concept.
Why is it viktiga rather than viktig or viktigt?
Because it describes two things: förtroendet and stödet. Together they form a plural subject, so the adjective takes the plural -a ending.
How does the lika ... som structure work here?
This is the standard way to express that two things are equal. You put lika (equally) before the adjective and som (as) after it. So lika viktiga som translates literally to "equally important as".
How would I use the current lesson's focus word, varandras (each other's), to talk about "each other's support"?
You would say varandras stöd. Remember that after any possessive word like varandras, the noun that follows must drop its definite ending and be in the indefinite form. That is why it becomes stöd instead of the definite stödet.
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