Breakdown of Så oförglömligt storslaget det här är!
vara
to be
det här
this (ett)
så
so
storslagen
magnificent
oförglömlig
unforgettable
Questions & Answers about Så oförglömligt storslaget det här är!
Why do we use Så here instead of Hur, when the English translation is 'How unforgettably magnificent'?
In Swedish exclamations, så is used to mean 'how' or 'so' when expressing strong emotion about an adjective or adverb. If you used hur, it would sound like a genuine question asking for a measurement or degree, rather than a spontaneous exclamation.
Why is the word order at the end det här är and not inverted like är det här?
Even though it has an exclamation mark, this is an exclamatory clause, not a question. Exclamatory clauses starting with Så use standard declarative word order (subject + verb). Therefore, the subject det här must come right before the verb är.
Both oförglömligt and storslaget end in -t. Are they both neuter adjectives agreeing with det här?
Only storslaget (magnificent) is a neuter adjective agreeing with the neuter subject det här. The word oförglömligt (unforgettably) ends in -t because it is acting as an adverb describing how magnificent it is. In Swedish, adverbs derived from adjectives are formed by adding that neuter -t ending.
How is the word storslaget formed?
It is a compound adjective built from stor (big or great) and slagen (the past participle of slå, meaning to strike or hit). Literally meaning 'struck on a grand scale', it is used to describe something grand, magnificent, or spectacular.
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