Breakdown of Lyckligtvis är himlen helt klar.
vara
to be
hel
whole
klar
ready / finished (doing something)
lyckligtvis
fortunately
himlen
the sky
Questions & Answers about Lyckligtvis är himlen helt klar.
How is the word lyckligtvis formed, and what exactly does the -vis suffix do?
The suffix -vis is used to create sentence adverbs, similar to adding "-ly" or "-wise" in English. Here, it is added to the neuter adjective form lyckligt (from lycklig, meaning "happy" or "fortunate") to create lyckligtvis, meaning "fortunately" or "luckily".
Why does the verb är come before the subject himlen here?
Why is the definite form of himmel spelled himlen and not "himmelen"?
Nouns ending in -el, -er, or -en usually drop their middle e when a suffix is added. This makes the word flow better. So, himmel plus the definite article -en shrinks down to himlen.
Why do we use helt instead of hel?
In this sentence, it is acting as an adverb modifying the adjective klar (it means "completely clear"). To turn the adjective hel (whole/complete) into an adverb, you add a -t to get helt (completely).
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