"Min farfar är min pappas pappa."

Translation: My grandfather is my dad's dad.

[b.dub]

So where does the adding of 'far' stop? Would paternal great grandfather be farfarfar?

[Zmrzlina]

You can theoretically take it as far as you could ever want, but after 4-5 generations it just gets bulky. Also, there will be a Little -s- between every pair of parents. If you have to count many generations back, it's generally easier to split up the word into pairs, e.g. "farmors farfars morfars mormor".

[Tehed]

>You can theoretically take it as far as you could ever want

I see what you did there... :D

[Astronomy487]

Let me try "farmors farfars morfars mormor".
My dad's mom's dad's dad's mom's dad's mom's mom...
I think I did it. This would be my great, great, great, great, great, great, grandma.

[major0celot]

farfarsfar, iirc.

[prophetzarquon]

Min farfar är min fars far... I love this language

[Sledgehammur]

Why does farfar not mean grandfather in this context?

[Zmrzlina]

It always means paternal grandfather.

[bsky782]

my grandfather is my dad's FATHER
why this doesn't work
duolingo says that it have to be dad not father !

[Zmrzlina]

"My grandfather is my dad's father" is accepted.

[Hacu.]

Also "My grandpa is my father's father." is accepted.

[Ulvoja]

Yes, for some reason it only accepts "dad's" and "dad" instead of "father's" and "father", respectively. It is simply a mistake, as both are supposed to be correct.

[poppo17]

Fascinating.perfect for me.i always had difficulties remembering the family tree...

[ANGELOS390102]

Father's father?