Questions & Answers about Vi måste gasa så mycket som möjligt!
How does the så ... som möjligt structure work in this sentence?
Why isn't it så mer som möjligt if they want to increase their speed?
The construction så ... som möjligt always requires the base form of the adjective or adverb, never the comparative form. Just like in English where you say "as much as possible" rather than "as more as possible", Swedish uses mycket rather than mer.
Is gasa the normal word for "accelerate"?
Yes! It comes from the noun en gas (gas/throttle) and literally means "to step on the gas". While there is a formal word for accelerate (accelerera), everyday Swedish almost always uses gasa when talking about driving a vehicle.
Why is there no att (to) before the verb gasa?
Because måste (must) is a modal verb. Just like in English where we say "must accelerate" instead of "must to accelerate", Swedish modal verbs are followed directly by the infinitive form of the main verb without needing att.