"Husets bästa vin."

Translation: The best house wine.

[ineke.pe]

Why is it ' the best wine of the house' and not 'best wine of the house? '

[theelf29]

Reported 4th May 2016, answer accepted 5th May 2016. Tack så mycket Arnauti for the quick response.

[makeit]

So " husets bästä vin" menar också "The best wine of the house" meaning " the best wine existing in the house", eller kan du säga det annorlunda på svenska?

[kendall1293]

Why is it 'bästa' and not 'bäst'?

[Zmrzlina]

Objects following a possessor are treated as definites.

[kendall1293]

Okay, that makes sense. Tack så mycket!

[BalvinderC1]

So if the possesor were 'Ett hus' rather than 'Huset' would it still be 'bästa'?
Also, on a related note what would be the possessive form of a word ending in 's', such as 'hus'? Would it simply be 'huss' and would that change the pronunciation of any preceding vowel?

[Yerrick]

Can this be "the house" as in a business (en restaurang)?

[Arnauti]

Yes, that's the most likely interpretation.

[skyjo77]

Hello guys, I have a question. What happens if no nouns (with articles), exempli gratia “skogen“, follows after the "i"? Is this generally possible? Or even, it stands on its own?
Thanks in advance.

[Arnauti]

Late answer, but sure, you can have a preposition at the end of a sentence. En flaska med vin i 'A bottle with wine in it' is one example. Perfectly normal.

[skyjo77]

Thank you very much. That is quite interesting. :-)

[klettari]

Wouldn't "the best wine of the house" be a more natural translation? "The best house wine" sounds a bit awkward, and sounds closer to the meaning "the best homemade wine" than "the best wine there is in this house"