Breakdown of Dessutom har denna diamant en finare klarhet än de flesta ädelstenar.
en
a, an (common)
fin
nice
ha
to have
än
than
dessutom
furthermore
de flesta
most (countable)
denna
this (common)
diamanten
the diamond (gemstone)
klarheten
the clarity
ädelstenen
the gemstone
Questions & Answers about Dessutom har denna diamant en finare klarhet än de flesta ädelstenar.
Why do we use de flesta instead of just flesta for "most"?
When using the superlative of många to mean "most" or "the majority of" (an absolute superlative), Swedish requires the definite article de before flesta. Notice that even though we use de, the following noun is in the indefinite plural: de flesta ädelstenar (most gemstones).
Why is the noun indefinite in denna diamant? Shouldn't "this diamond" use the definite form?
In standard written Swedish, the demonstrative pronoun denna (this) requires the noun to be in the indefinite form. This is different from the more colloquial den här (this), which requires the definite noun form (den här diamanten).
Why does the verb har come before the subject denna diamant?
What makes finare a comparative rather than a superlative here?
The word finare is the standard comparative form ("finer"), used here because we are directly comparing the diamond to other stones using än (than). The absolute superlative in this sentence is actually found in de flesta, which describes a general highest degree ("most") without a direct one-to-one comparison.
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