Word
Vårt grannland har den näst högsta fjälltoppen.
Meaning
Our neighboring country has the second highest mountain peak.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Vårt grannland har den näst högsta fjälltoppen.
ha
to have
vår
our (vår/vårt/våra)
hög
high / loudly
den
the (with en-words)
Questions & Answers about Vårt grannland har den näst högsta fjälltoppen.
Why is 'second highest' translated as näst högsta instead of andra högsta?
In Swedish, to say 'second [superlative]', you use the adverb näst (meaning 'next') directly before the superlative adjective. You will almost never hear andra högsta. However, for third place and beyond, you go back to using standard ordinal numbers, such as tredje högsta (third highest).
Does adding näst change how the double definite form works in den näst högsta fjälltoppen?
No, it completely follows the standard double definite rule. Because there is a standalone definite article (den) and an adjective (högsta), the noun must also take its definite suffix (-en making it fjälltoppen). The adverb näst just modifies the adjective and does not disrupt this grammatical pattern.
Why does the superlative högst take an '-a' at the end to become högsta here?
When a superlative adjective is used in a definite phrase (after articles like den, det, or de, or after possessives), it must take its definite form. For superlative adjectives, this definite form always ends in '-a'.
What is the difference between a fjälltopp and a bergstopp?