Breakdown of Både stallet och ridbanan är viktigare för ridsporten än vi.
vara
to be
vi
we
och
and
viktig
important
för
for, to
både
both
än
than
stallet
the stable
ridbanan
the riding arena
ridsporten
the equestrian sport
Questions & Answers about Både stallet och ridbanan är viktigare för ridsporten än vi.
Why does the sentence end with än vi instead of än oss?
In Swedish, än acts as a conjunction connecting two clauses. The full implied thought is än vi är (than we are). Because vi is the subject of that hidden verb, it stays in the subject form. While you might hear än oss in casual spoken Swedish, än vi is grammatically strictly correct and prevents confusion about who is being compared.
How would the meaning change if I said än för oss?
If you said än för oss, you would be comparing who the facilities are important to. It would mean the stable and arena are more important to the equestrian sport than they are to us. By using just än vi, you are comparing the subjects: the facilities are more important to the sport than we are.
Why doesn't the comparative adjective viktigare have a plural ending to match the two subjects?
In Swedish, comparative adjectives ending in -are never change their form to match gender or number. Whether the noun is singular, plural, an en-word, or an ett-word, the comparative form remains exactly the same.
Why is ridsporten in the definite form when the English translation says "for equestrian sports" in general?
Swedish often uses the definite form for abstract concepts, general categories, or institutions (like sports, sciences, or nature) when talking about them as a whole. English usually leaves these indefinite or makes them plural.
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