"Köttet är dyrt."

Translation: The meat is expensive.

[gray17]

One way to remember: "That's expensive as dyrt."

[Yerrick]

Or analogy with English "dear" (in the sense of prices).

[Stefan081]

Lower German it is “düer“,sounds the same, means the same...

[devalanteriel]

Yes, they're all cognate. German teuer, Icelandic dýr, etc. Most if not all modern Germanic languages have it in some form. Although I would say düür in Platt. :)

[Jeslie0]

So "Köttet är dyrt" is "The meat is expensive", but "Det dyra köttet" means "The expensive meat"?

[Zmrzlina]

Yes.

[RichardWal211702]

Venison is dear

[LeonardoCoradin]

why is "dyrt" with -t?

[Zmrzlina]

Kött is an ett-word, so it's adjective will take -t.

[LeonardoCoradin]

it's so confusing.. i thought that was just for indefinite forms

[Zmrzlina]

It goes for definite forms as well. All plurals get -a though, regardless of grammatical gender. You'll get the hang of it with time and practice!

[Highland18]

I have listened to the word many times but don't know how to pronounce it

[bigswedeej]

Does costly work?

[Tanelval]

I believe it should, yes

[lemenyui]

what about pricey ?

[Tanelval]

A Swede would most likely still use "dyrt".

[lemenyui]

yes, but does "dyrt" translate to "pricey" in english ?

[Tanelval]

Yes.

[as2907]

I'm not sure you need the article in English here.

[Zmrzlina]

This is a quite straightforward translation, where köttet corresponds very precisely with the meat in meaning.

[as2907]

I agree, I know what a definite form is, but what I meant is I'm not sure it's idiomatic to say that in English. I may be wrong though.

[Zmrzlina]

Yes, but what I mean to say is that without the article, the sentence is talking about meat in general rather than some specific meat, and both English and Swedish work that way and thus require the definite in translation.

[as2907]

Yes, I see, there are indeed circumstances where one would say "the meat", I thought the sentence was about meat in general. Which, I understand now, is not.

[Mittenpunkt]

Having lived in Sweden for a few months, I can confirm this is true.

[Sara789954]

I think a life is more expensive. Go vegan.

[as2907]

Nej, tack.

[Kunducs]

Wasn't there a rule about using the plural form of the adjective for definites? Why does it not apply here please?

[devalanteriel]

Basically, you still use the indefinite form if the adjective comes after the noun it describes. I've written slightly more about it e.g. here: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/26420394/Answers-to-some-common-questions-on-grammar-that-beginners-have

[Kunducs]

Awesome, thank you!

[Musab414]

Ja, kött är så dyra i Turkiet

[devalanteriel]

dyrt :)

[Gabelegendary]

How will I be able to tell the difference between these two statements when listening? Is ditt and dyrt pronounced differently?
1. Köttet är ditt(The meat is yours)
2. köttet är dyrt(The meat is expensive)

[devalanteriel]

Sure - the vowels are different, and tt is different from rt. Would you like me to make a recording of the differences?

[Gabelegendary]

Yes. I'll be glad if you do.. Tack.

[devalanteriel]

Sorry this took so long - it took a while for my voice to fully recover. But here it is, I hope it helps a bit:

http://duolingo.vydea.io/ditt-dyrt.mp3

Note that tt and rt are notoriously difficult to differentiate for non-natives. But the vowels should be clearer now. :)

[devalanteriel]

I've made a note to record it for you, but it'll be in a few days since I'm currently isolating at home with a cold. :)