Havsnivån är så hög att översvämningen är extrem.
The sea level is so high that the flood is extreme.
Breakdown of Havsnivån är så hög att översvämningen är extrem.
vara
to be
hög
high / loudly
så
so
att
that
extrem
extreme
havsnivån
the sea level
översvämningen
the flood
Questions & Answers about Havsnivån är så hög att översvämningen är extrem.
Why is there an 's' in the middle of havsnivån?
It is a linking 's' used to combine hav (sea) and nivå (level) into a compound noun. This often happens in Swedish when the first word of a compound is a noun. Notice also the definite suffix -n at the end, making it the specific sea level.
How can we tell the gender of översvämning from the other words in this sentence?
You can tell it is an en-word because of the definite suffix -en in översvämningen (the flood) and because the adjective extrem does not have a -t at the end. As a handy rule of thumb, Swedish nouns ending in -ing are almost always en-words.
Is the så hög att construction an exact match for English?
Yes! Just like in English, så (so) modifies the adjective hög (high), and att (that) introduces the result clause. It is a direct equivalent that you can rely on without worrying about tricky word order changes here.
How could I rewrite this sentence to practice the lesson's target phrase i förhållande till?
While this exact sentence focuses on cause and effect, you could practice the target preposition by shifting the meaning to compare the two nouns. For example, you could say Översvämningen är extrem i förhållande till havsnivån (The flood is extreme in relation to the sea level). This is a great way to use the compound preposition to show how one thing scales against another.
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