Breakdown of Lägenheten på andra våningen är nittio kvadratmeter stor.
vara
to be
stor
big
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
lägenheten
the apartment
nittio
ninety
andra
second
våningen
the floor (storey)
kvadratmetern
the square meter
Questions & Answers about Lägenheten på andra våningen är nittio kvadratmeter stor.
Why do we add stor at the end of the sentence?
In Swedish, when giving physical dimensions, it is very common to add the relevant adjective at the end. Just as you say två meter lång for "two meters long/tall", for area you use stor (big). You are literally saying the apartment is "ninety square meters big".
Since "ninety square meters" is a plural amount, why is the adjective stor instead of the plural stora?
The adjective stor describes the subject of the sentence, lägenheten (the apartment), not the square meters themselves. Because en lägenhet is singular, the adjective takes the basic singular form (stor).
Why is it andra våningen with the definite ending -en, rather than just andra våning?
In Swedish, ordinal numbers like andra (second) and tredje (third) act as definite adjectives, which means they must be followed by a noun in its definite form. So "the second floor" translates to andra våningen (literally "second the-floor").
Why do we use the preposition på for "on the second floor"?
The preposition på is the standard word used for floors, levels, or stories in a building. You can think of the apartment as resting physically "on" that specific level.
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