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| ===Adjectives=== | | ===Adjectives=== |
| ====Declension==== | | ====Declension==== |
| Predicative adjectives use the bare stem. For attributive adjectives, the weak declension is used when the noun is preceded by a definite article or demonstrative: ''þí móren báke'' 'the big books'. The strong declension is used otherwise: ''ne móre báke'' 'some big books'. Below are the strong and weak declensions of the adjective ''gád'' 'good': | | Predicative adjectives use the bare stem. For attributive adjectives, the following declension is used: |
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| |+ '''Strong declension for hard-stem adjectives'''
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| | ''yn gád'''e''' man'' || ''ne gád'''e''' piane'' || ''ne gád'''e''' czinde''
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| | ''me gád'''em''' mane'' || ''ner gád'''er''' piane'' || ''nem gád'''em''' czindem''
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| ! gen.
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| | ''yns gáde'''s''' mans'' || ''ner gád'''er''' pianer'' || ''ner gád'''er''' czinde''
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| |+ '''Weak declension for hard-stem adjectives''' | | |+ '''Weak declension for hard-stem adjectives''' |
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| ! nom. | | ! nom. |
| | ''þe gád'''e''' man'' || ''þí gád'''e''' piane'' || ''þí gád'''en''' czinde'' | | | ''gád'''e''' man'' || ''gád'''e''' piane'' || ''gád'''en''' czinde'' |
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| ! dat. | | ! dat. |
| | ''þem gád'''enь''' mane'' || ''þier gád'''enь''' piane'' || ''þím gád'''em''' czindem'' | | | ''gád'''enь''' mane'' || ''gád'''enь''' piane'' || ''gád'''em''' czindem'' |
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| ! gen. | | ! gen. |
| | ''þes gád'''enь''' mans'' || ''þier gád'''enь''' pianer'' || ''þier gád'''en''' czinde'' | | | ''gád'''enь''' mans'' || ''gád'''enь''' pianer'' || ''gád'''en''' czinde'' |
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| Soft-stem adjectives such as ''skónь'' 'beautiful' are declined similarly. | | Soft-stem adjectives such as ''skónь'' 'beautiful' are declined similarly. |
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| | ''yn skóni'''e''' man'' || ''ne skóni'''e''' piane'' || ''ne skóni'''e''' czinde''
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| | ''me skóni'''em''' mane'' || ''ner skóni'''er''' piane'' || ''nem skóni'''em''' czindem''
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| | ''yns skónь'''s''' mans'' || ''ner skóni'''er''' pianer'' || ''ner skóni'''er''' czinde''
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| |+ '''Weak declension for soft-stem adjectives''' | | |+ '''Weak declension for soft-stem adjectives''' |
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| ! nom. | | ! nom. |
| | ''þe skóni'''e''' man'' || ''þí skóni'''e''' piane'' || ''þí skóni'''en''' czinde'' | | | ''skóni'''e''' man'' || ''skóni'''e''' piane'' || ''skóni'''en''' czinde'' |
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| ! dat. | | ! dat. |
| | ''þem skóni'''enь''' mane'' || ''þier skóni'''enь''' piane'' || ''þím skóni'''em''' czindem'' | | | ''skóni'''enь''' mane'' || ''skóni'''enь''' piane'' || ''skóni'''em''' czindem'' |
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| ! gen. | | ! gen. |
| | ''þes skóni'''enь''' mans'' || ''þier skóni'''enь''' pianer'' || ''þier skóni'''en''' czinde'' | | | ''skóni'''enь''' mans'' || ''skóni'''enь''' pianer'' || ''skóni'''en''' czinde'' |
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| ====Degree==== | | ====Degree==== |