Breakdown of Du är den mest cyniska människan här.
vara
to be
du
you (singular)
här
here
människan
the human
Questions & Answers about Du är den mest cyniska människan här.
Why do we use mest cyniska instead of adding a superlative ending like cyniskaste?
In Swedish, adjectives ending in -isk (like cynisk, magisk, or typisk) cannot take the usual -are and -aste endings. Instead, you must use mer (more) and mest (most) to compare them, similar to how English handles longer adjectives.
Why does the adjective cynisk end with an -a here?
Even though we are using mest for the superlative, the adjective itself still needs to follow the rules for definite noun phrases. Because it comes after the independent definite article den, it must take the definite ending -a.
Why does människa have the definite ending -n when we already used the definite article den?
This is a great time to review the Swedish double definite rule! When you have an independent definite article (den, det, or de) plus an adjective, the noun that follows must also be in its definite form (människan).
Can människan be translated as person instead of human?