No. 4,333 in Swedish
svårast
"Svårast" means "most difficult" in English.
In a sentence
Matematiken är den svåraste ämnet i skolan.
Mathematics is the most difficult subject in school.
Here, "svåraste" serves as the superlative form of "svår" (difficult), describing the subject with the highest level of difficulty.
Han tyckte att bergsklättring var svårast av alla aktiviteter.
He thought rock climbing was the hardest among all activities.
In this sentence, "svårast" is used relatively within a comparison to highlight the activity perceived as the most challenging.
Att förklara sina känslor är svårast för honom.
Expressing his emotions is the most difficult for him.
"Svårast" is applied here to stress the greatest difficulty within a personal context or challenge.
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