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====Construct adjectives==== | ====Construct adjectives==== | ||
An adjective may be placed in the construct state by suffixing ''-að''. Construct adjectives are mainly used in constructions like ''hnoosað ers'' 'easy to learn', and ''lloosað fiah'' 'red-eyed'. In addition they survive in some fixed expressions and prepositions. | An adjective may be placed in the construct state by suffixing ''-að''. Construct adjectives are mainly used in constructions like ''hnoosað ers'' 'easy to learn', and ''lloosað fiah'' 'red-eyed'. In addition they survive in some fixed expressions and prepositions. | ||
*''deljað'' is a preposition meaning 'worth; worthy of', and is the construct form of an adjective *deli ('worthy'). | |||
*''mnøhað'' means "free of" | |||
===Derivational morphology=== | ===Derivational morphology=== | ||