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==Adjectives==
==Adjectives==


The adjectives always precede the noun they are referred to and they have a simple '''declension''': when they are preceded by possessives, demonstratives and determined articles, they take the ending ''-e'', otherwise they don't. When a substantive is plural they take the ending ''-e'' no matter if it is preceded by a possessive, a demonstrative or a determined article or not. When the adjective is found after the verb, it takes the ending ''-e'' only if it is plural. Ex.:
The adjectives always precede the noun they are referred to and they don't vary, as in English, f.ex.:


* ''Hij kat es grand'' - The cat is big.  
* ''Hij kat es grand'' - The cat is big.  
* ''Uin grand kat'' - A big cat;
* ''Uin grand kat'' - A big cat;
* ''Hij grande kat'' - The big cat;
* ''Hij grand kat'' - The big cat;
* ''Nuin grand kat'' - No big cat;
* ''Nuin grand kat'' - No big cat;
* ''Gouvyn oor'' - Yellow gold;
* ''Goun oor'' - Yellow gold;
* ''Hoe gouvine oor'' - The yellow gold;
* ''Hoe goun oor'' - The yellow gold;
* ''Hies katte zunt gouvine'' - The cats are yellow.
* ''Hijs kats zunt goun'' - The cats are yellow.


===Comparative and superlative===
===Comparative and superlative===
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The superlative is formed in two different manners:  
The superlative is formed in two different manners:  


* with the pattern ''wou(d) + adjective'', ex.: ''Toe es wou nyt'' - You are very beautiful;
* with the pattern ''wou(d) + adjective'', ex.: ''Toe es woud nyt'' - You are very beautiful;
* with the suffix ''-aard'', ex.: ''Ys es duwzaard'' - He is very sweet.
* with the suffix ''-aard'', ex.: ''Ys es duzaard'' - He is very sweet.


If it is used as a relative superlative, ''wou(d)'' is substituted for ''hij''/''hoe pluis + adjective + dynts'', ex.:
If it is used as a relative superlative, ''wou(d)'' is substituted for ''hij''/''hoe pluis + adjective + a/i'', ex.:


* ''Toe es hij pluis nyt dynts hij uurf'' - You are the most beautiful in the world.  
* ''Toe es hij pluis nyt a/i hij uurf'' - You are the most beautiful in the world.  


Some adjectives: ''koud'' (hot), ''vrijgt'' (cold), ''zympel'' (simple), ''vakkel'' (easy), ''veed'' (ugly), ''zakraat'' (sacred), ''vroek'' (fierce), ''kruïel'' (cruel).
Some adjectives: ''koud'' (hot), ''vrijgt'' (cold), ''zympel'' (simple), ''vakkel'' (easy), ''veed'' (ugly), ''zakraat'' (sacred), ''vroek'' (fierce), ''kruüiel'' (cruel).


There are also adjectives that have got irregular higher degree comparative and superlative:
There are also adjectives that have got irregular higher degree comparative and superlative:
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|bon
|bon
|mellier / pluis bon
|mellier / pluis bon
|oftem / wou bon / bonnaard
|oftem / woud bon / bonnaard
|good
|good
|-
|-
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|grand
|grand
|maier / pluis grand
|maier / pluis grand
|massem / wou grand / grannaard
|massem / woud grand / grandaard
|big, great
|big, great
|-
|-
|parf
|parf
|minoer / pluis parf
|minoer / pluis parf
|minem / wou parf / parvaard
|minem / woud parf / parvaard
|little
|little
|-
|-
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|kurt
|kurt
|pluis kurt
|pluis kurt
|ynfem / wou kurt / kurtaard
|ynfem / woud kurt / kurtaard
|low, short
|low, short
|}
|}
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