Breakdown of Den snurrar mycket snabbare nu.
den
it (common)
mycket
much / very
snabb
fast
nu
now
snurra
to spin
Questions & Answers about Den snurrar mycket snabbare nu.
Why does the sentence start with Den instead of Det for "It"?
We use den here because the specific thing that is spinning must be an en-word (like en skiva - a record, or en planet - a planet). If it were an ett-word, such as ett hjul (a wheel), the sentence would start with Det snurrar...
Does snurrar translate to "spins" or "is spinning"?
It translates to both! Swedish doesn't use a separate continuous tense (an "is doing" structure). The present tense verb snurrar covers both general facts ("it spins") and actions happening right now ("it is spinning").
How do you form the comparative word snabbare?
It is built from the base adjective snabb (fast). To make regular Swedish adjectives comparative (meaning "more" of that adjective), you simply add the suffix -are. So, snabb becomes snabbare (faster).
Could I use mer instead of mycket to say "much faster"?
No, because that would mean "more faster," which is incorrect in both languages. To make a comparative stronger in Swedish, you always use mycket (much) before it, resulting in mycket snabbare.
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