Breakdown of De två husen är väldigt lika.
vara
to be
de
they
huset
the house
två
two
väldigt
very (extremely)
lik
alike, resembling
Questions & Answers about De två husen är väldigt lika.
Why is it husen (the houses) when we already have De (the) at the beginning?
This is a feature of Swedish called 'double definiteness.' When you use a standalone definite article like De (the) together with a number or an adjective, the noun itself must usually also take its definite ending. Therefore, De två hus becomes De två husen.
Should I pronounce De the way it is spelled?
No, in almost all spoken Swedish, De is pronounced as dom. You will see it written as De (as a subject) or Dem (as an object), but you should consistently say dom in everyday conversation.
Can I use mycket instead of väldigt here?
Yes, mycket lika is perfectly correct and means exactly the same thing. However, väldigt is extremely common in both spoken and written Swedish as a slightly more expressive alternative to mycket. It is related to the word for 'enormous' or 'huge'.
Why is the word for 'similar' written as lika here?
Lika is the plural form of the adjective lik (similar or alike). Because the subject of the sentence is plural (husen), the adjective describing it must match. The forms are lik for en-words, likt for ett-words, and lika for plurals.
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