längsta

Längsta is a Swedish word that translates to "longest" in English. It is the superlative form of the adjective "lång," meaning "long." The word is used to describe something that has the greatest length in comparison to other objects or distances. For example, if one were discussing rivers in Sweden, the "längsta floden" would refer to the longest river. Similarly, in a race, the "längsta sträckan" would indicate the longest distance.

The word "längsta" can be applied to various contexts, not exclusively physical dimensions. It can also refer to duration, such as "längsta väntan" (longest wait) or "längsta dagen" (longest day, often referring to the summer solstice). In idiomatic expressions, it can convey a sense of extreme or excessive, like "en evighet det kändes som den längsta tid" (an eternity, it felt like the longest time). The grammatical structure in Swedish places the superlative adjective before the noun it modifies.