Making Comparisons in Swedish
In this lesson you'll learn how to make comparisons in Swedish. You'll also learn some more common Swedish adjectives.
At the end of the lesson is a short story in both Swedish and English to help you improve your comprehension of written Swedish.
Online flashcards and a quiz are included to help you learn the Swedish adjectives included in this lesson.
Comparative and Superlative
The comparative and superlative forms of adjectives are used when comparing one thing to another. For the comparative form, the suffix are is added to the end of the adjective. for the superlative form, the suffix ast is added to the end of the adjective.
Similar to English, mer and mest can be used instead for adjectives of more than three syllables.
| grön | green | |
| comparative | grönare | greener |
| superlative | grönast | greenest |
Note: When the superlative form precedes a noun, an e is added to the end.
Examples
| Jag springer snabbare än dig. | I run faster than you. |
| Jag är snabbast av alla. | I am the fastest of all. |
| Hon har den snabbaste bilen. | She has the fastest car. |
Irregular Comparisons
Several adjectives in Swedish have irregular comparative and superlative forms. The following table shows these irregular adjectives.
| comparative | superlative | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| bra | bättre | bäst | good |
| god | bättre | bäst | good |
| dålig | värre | värst | bad |
| gammal | äldre | äldst | old |
| liten | mindre | minst | small |
| låg | lägre | lägst | low |
| många | fler | flest | many |
| stor | större | störst | big/great |
| ung | yngre | yngst | young |
Examples
| Hans hus är det största i staden. | His house is the biggest in the city |
| Hon är bättre på att spela fotboll än jag. | She is **better** at playing football than me. |
| Han är äldre än jag. | He is older than I am. |
| Jag är yngst i klassen. | I am the youngest in the class |
To learn more about using adjectives in Swedish, have a look at the lesson on the grammar of adjectives.
Swedish Vocabulary
The following is a list of some very common Swedish adjectives.
| arg | angry |
| bra | good |
| dålig | bad |
| enkel | simple |
| het | hot |
| intressant | interesting |
| kall | cold |
| kort | short (not long) |
| lätt | light (not heavy) |
| ny | new |
| svår | hard (difficult) |
| varm | hot, warm |
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Flashcards
Here are some flashcards to help you learn the Swedish adjectives included in this lesson.
Quiz
Take this quiz to see how well you know the Swedish adjectives introduced in this lesson.