Topic: Swedish

"Huset är värt mycket pengar."

Translation:The house is worth a lot of money.

January 16, 2015

15 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/mokane3562

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

    April 21, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/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.

      April 24, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/mokane3562

        Tack!

        April 24, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/Misieuroo

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

          May 14, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
          • 883

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

          May 14, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/AlecHirsch1

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

            October 4, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
            • 883

            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.

            October 19, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/DiasPoliana

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

              February 11, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/27Jenny-O
              • 717

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

              March 14, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/g.uh

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

                August 24, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
                • 883

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

                August 24, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/tivasyk

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

                  August 27, 2015
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
                  • 883

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

                  August 27, 2015
                  https://www.duolingo.com/AlexanderV206707

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

                    January 2, 2016
                    https://www.duolingo.com/Dan231405
                    • 171

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

                    March 29, 2017
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