"Huset är värt mycket pengar."

Translation: The house is worth a lot of money.

[mokane3562]

Why is it värt here, but värd in Jag är värd det?

[MesutS1]

Because "hus" is an ett-word. Jag is describing a person so it counts as an en-word. Depending on that you use either värt (for ett-words) and värd (en-words).

Mods may correct me if I'm wrong.

[mokane3562]

Tack!

[Misieuroo]

Is "Huset är värt många pengar." also correct ?

[Arnauti]

No, många pengar is only said as a joke in Swedish. (Or sometimes when speaking about coins).

[person222222]

Probably like how in english, you wouldn't say "The house is worth many money" That just doesn't really make sense.

[Arnauti]

Yes, the reason is that pengar and money are uncountable, and for those we use mycket and much respectively, många is only for countable nouns.

[DiasPoliana]

Why "the house worths" is wrong? The house is worth doesnt sound right to me...

[27Jenny-O]

Sorry, Poliana, but we can't say "the house worths". "The house is worth..." is just how we say it in English. :)

[g.uh]

Värt is not a verb??? : o I am confused now

[Arnauti]

No, är is the verb here, värd/värt/värda is an adjective.

[tivasyk]

So that is why my "The house costs much money" didn't work =)

[Arnauti]

Yes, and because costs is kostar in Swedish, but är värd is is worth.

[AlexanderV206707]

Why is 'the house is worth a lot of cash' wrong?

[Dan231405]

As a native speaker, that just sounds wrong for every day use.

[AnaBird2]

Could someone give me directions on when to pronounce the t in "mycket" and when not to? I have noticed in spoken Swedish, sometimes the t disappears and sometimes it doesnt? (:

[Acoliversa]

Could you say "Huset är värt mycket" like you can say "The house is worth a lot" in English?