Learn Swedish: Är boken inte fängslande? Jo, och det är filmen också! - Is the book not captivating? Yes, and the film is too!

In Swedish, when you leave out a descriptive word that was just mentioned (like fängslande), you must replace it with det. This is called a pro-predicative. While in English you can just drop the adjective and say 'the film is too', Swedish requires this placeholder. It translates literally to 'and that is the film too'.

Why is the word order det är filmen instead of filmen är det?

You can actually say och filmen är det också, which follows normal subject-verb order. However, pulling the placeholder det to the front is very common because it immediately links back to the previous thought. When det takes the first position, the V2 rule pushes the subject filmen after the verb är.

Why does the speaker answer with jo instead of ja?

Because the first question contains the negative word inte. In Swedish, whenever you answer affirmatively to contradict a negative question or statement, you must use jo instead of ja.

Why does fängslande end in -ande?