No. 83 in Swedish
stort
"Stort" means "big" or "large" in English.
In a sentence
Det är ett stort hus.
It is a big house.
Here, 'stort' is an adjective used to describe the noun 'hus', which is a neuter word in Swedish. Adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they describe. Since 'hus' is neuter, 'stort' is in its neuter singular form.
Vi har genomfört en stor förändring.
We have made a significant change.
In this sentence, 'stor' is an adjective describing the feminine noun 'förändring'. The word form aligns in gender with the noun, demonstrating how adjectives change form based on their associated nouns.
Händelsen har haft en stor påverkan.
The event has had a large impact.
Here, 'stor' is an adjective modifying the noun 'påverkan'. It reflects an abstract description of scale or intensity, staying consistent in form to match the noun it describes.
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