"The sausage tastes good."

Translation: Korven smakar gott.

[Adelhaidar]

why is "korven smakar god" not accepted?

[Arnauti]

Things smakar "adverb" in Swedish, but taste "adjective" in English. It's the same with smells.

[Adelhaidar]

so, "gott" is the adverb and "god" is the adjective?

[Arnauti]

god is the adjective, but gott is actually both the neuter form of the adjective and the adverb. It is usually, but not always like that.

Adjectives: en god smörgås, ett gott vin, goda äpplen
Adjectives: smörgåsen är god, vinet är gott, äpplena är goda
Adverb: Smörgåsen/vinet/äpplena smakar gott

[James704885]

slams head repeatedly into a wall No way can I remember that

[Gerda82]

I keep forgetting this... Thanks for the reminder! Well explained :).

[Adelhaidar]

Tack mycket!

[sheila717376]

Sorry I still dont get it. If korv is an en word why is it gott and not god

[devalanteriel]

gott doesn't describe the noun here - it describes the verb, so it's an adverb. Hence, you need its adverb form.

[ThomasFAustria]

Is there a difference between "god/gott" and "bra". Could I say "korven smakar bra."

[devalanteriel]

There's no real difference, and both are very common. I'd say gott is probably more common and a little more idiomatic.