Word
Hon är mer sarkastisk än sin chef.
Meaning
She is more sarcastic than her boss.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Hon är mer sarkastisk än sin chef.
vara
to be
hon
she
chefen
the boss
sin
his/her/its/their own (en-word)
Questions & Answers about Hon är mer sarkastisk än sin chef.
Why is it mer sarkastisk instead of adding an ending like sarkastiskare?
Adjectives ending in -isk (like sarkastisk, magisk, or typisk) cannot take the standard -are and -ast endings. Instead, you must use mer (more) and mest (most) to compare them.
Why do we use sin chef here instead of hennes chef?
Sin is a reflexive possessive pronoun that refers back to the subject of the clause. Since the subject (she) is being compared to her own boss, we use sin. If you used hennes chef, it would mean she is more sarcastic than some other woman's boss.
Does chef mean a cook in a restaurant here?
No, in Swedish chef is a false friend. It generally means a boss, manager, or head of a department. If you want to talk about a professional cook, the correct word is kock.
Do we always use än when comparing two things?
You use än (than) when there is an inequality, meaning one thing is more or less than another. If you wanted to say she is exactly as sarcastic as her boss, you would use lika... som instead (for example, lika sarkastisk som sin chef).