Breakdown of Pjäsen är mer satirisk än filmen.
vara
to be
filmen
the film
än
than
mer
more
pjäsen
the play (theatre)
satirisk
satirical
Questions & Answers about Pjäsen är mer satirisk än filmen.
Why do we say mer satirisk instead of adding -are to make it satiriskare?
Adjectives that end in -isk (like satirisk, typisk, or fantastisk) are an exception to the normal rule of adding -are and -ast. Because adding those endings makes the words sound clunky, Swedish always uses mer (more) and mest (most) to compare them.
I usually see the word pjäs translated as a piece. How do we know it means a play here?
The word pjäs is quite versatile. It can mean a game piece like in chess or a physical object. However, in the context of arts and entertainment, especially when being compared to filmen (the film), it specifically refers to a theatre stage play.
Is än always the word used for than in comparisons like this?
Yes, when you are comparing two unequal things using a comparative word like mer, you use än to mean than. If you were saying they were exactly equal, you would use lika satirisk som (as satirical as).
Just as a refresher, why do both pjäs and film end in -en here?
Both nouns are en-words. Because we are talking about the specific play and the specific film, we add the definite suffix -en to the end of both base words, giving us pjäsen and filmen.
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