SamSkandinavisk adjectives: Difference between revisions

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Adjectives must agree with the noun for gender, number and definiteness.
[[SamSkandinavisk]] adjectives must agree with the noun for gender, number and definiteness.
Adjectives have two paradigms for declension -- an indefinite declension and a definite declension.  
Adjectives have two paradigms for declension -- an indefinite declension and a definite declension.  
== Indefinite Paradigm: ==
== Indefinite Paradigm: ==
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En '''afbruten''' rekning. = ''a '''cancelled''' account.''<br>
En '''afbruten''' rekning. = ''a '''cancelled''' account.''<br>
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With Neuter gender nouns, the indefinite singular ends in '''-et''' eg '''skoret, afbrutet''' -- this is the same as the supine of the verb.<br>
With Neuter gender nouns, the indefinite singular ends in '''-et''' eg '''skoret, afbrutet''' -- this is the same as the supine of the verb.<br>


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Den '''afbrutene''' rekning. = ''the '''cancelled''' account.''
Den '''afbrutene''' rekning. = ''the '''cancelled''' account.''
== Present participle of verbs used as adjectives ==
The present participle of verbs end in '''-ende.''' When used as an adjective, present participles do not vary for gender number or definiteness<br>
Den '''nuvärende''' kong = ''the '''current''' king.''<br>
En '''veltalende''' snakkar = ''an '''articulate''' speaker''<br>
De madrasser war '''fjedrende''' = ''the '''matresses''' were springy.''


== Adjectives ending in -en ==
== Adjectives ending in -en ==
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=== Adjectives ending -d ===
=== Adjectives ending -d ===
add '''-t''' also to make an adverb, e.g. '''vid''' ''(wide)''. '''vid''' /vi:d/ > '''vidt''' /vi:t/. The '''-d''' becomes silent here also.
add '''-t''' also to make an adverb, e.g. '''vid''' ''(wide)''. '''vid''' /vi:d/ > '''vidt''' /vi:t/. The '''-d''' becomes silent here also.
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