vilken<\/em> in exclamations<\/a>.<\/p>\nSo, what does s\u00e5<\/em> actually mean?<\/strong> Luckily enough, it’s identical in most cases to the English “so”<\/strong>. S\u00e5<\/em> is used to strengthen adjectives like this:<\/p>\nFilip var s\u00e5<\/strong> glad<\/span> ig\u00e5r!<\/em> – Filip was so<\/strong> happy<\/span> yesterday!
\nKatjas bil \u00e4r s\u00e5<\/strong> stor<\/span>!<\/em> – Katja’s car is so<\/span><\/strong> big<\/span>!<\/p>\nS\u00e5dan<\/em> is also used<\/strong> to strengthen adjectives, but only when they are used with a noun directly following them<\/strong> (i.e. only when they are within a noun phrase). For example:<\/p>\nFilip \u00e4r en s\u00e5dan<\/strong> glad m\u00e4nniska<\/span><\/em>!<\/em> – Filip is such<\/strong> a happy person<\/span>!
\nKatja har en s\u00e5dan<\/strong> stor bil<\/span>!<\/em> – Katja has such<\/span><\/strong> a big car<\/span>!<\/p>\nSo, you could say that s\u00e5dan<\/strong><\/em> is the basic equivalent to the English “such”<\/strong>. Notice the different word order<\/strong>, though: In English, we say “such a”, whereas, in Swedish, we say en s\u00e5dan<\/em> (lit. “a such”). The basic formula is: [article] [s\u00e5dan<\/em>] [adjective] [noun].<\/strong> Remember this!<\/p>\nS\u00e5dan<\/em> is declined<\/strong> (“conjugated” or “changed”) just like the adjective following it, based on the gender and number of the noun<\/strong>:<\/p>\nen<\/span> s\u00e5dan_<\/strong> sn\u00e4ll_ hund<\/em> – such<\/strong> a nice dog (common gender)
\nett<\/span> s\u00e5dant<\/span><\/strong> l\u00e5ngt<\/span> bord<\/em> – such<\/strong> a long table (neuter gender)
\ns\u00e5dana<\/span><\/strong> sn\u00e4lla<\/span> hundar<\/em> – such<\/strong> nice dogs (plural)
\ns\u00e5dana<\/span><\/strong> l\u00e5nga<\/span> bord<\/em> – such<\/strong> long tables (plural)<\/p>\nS\u00e5dan<\/em> can also be used with uncountable nouns (such as mj\u00f6lk<\/em> “milk” and\u00a0mj\u00f6l<\/em> “flour”). In speech, s\u00e5dan<\/em>, s\u00e5dant<\/em> and s\u00e5dana<\/em> are pronounced s\u00e5nn<\/em>, s\u00e5nt<\/em> and s\u00e5nna<\/em>, respectively.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
So, you can see that the difference between s\u00e5<\/em> and s\u00e5dan<\/em> is basically the same as the difference between “so” and “such” in English. Easiest for English speakers would be sticking to this clear difference. In real speech, though, s\u00e5dan<\/em> is often substituted by s\u00e5<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\nFilip \u00e4r en s\u00e5<\/strong> glad m\u00e4nniska<\/span>!<\/em> – Filip is such<\/span><\/strong> a happy person<\/span>!
\nKatja har en s\u00e5<\/strong> stor bil<\/span>!<\/em> – Katja has such<\/span><\/strong> a big car<\/span>!<\/p>\nKeep in mind, though, that s\u00e5<\/em> is never substituted by s\u00e5dan<\/em>!<\/strong> (i.e., It’s never the other way around!)<\/p>\nOne last note about s\u00e5<\/em>: it is very commonly used with adjectives in everyday expressions such as Ha det\u00a0s\u00e5<\/span> bra!<\/em> and Ha s\u00e5<\/span> kul!<\/em>. Here, there is no direct equivalent in English – it’s just a Swedish thing.<\/p>\nLycka till!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/11\/sailboat-610623_640-350x235.jpg\")
There are lots of ways to emphasize adjectives in Swedish. Many of these ways are very similar to how we emphasize adjectives in English. One way to emphasize adjectives in Swedish is to use s\u00e5 or s\u00e5dan. Both create the same emphasis, but they are used in different ways. The difference between\u00a0s\u00e5 and\u00a0s\u00e5dan is similar…<\/p>\n
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