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==Adjectives== | ==Adjectives== | ||
In Valthungian, adjectives can be strong or weak (as with adjectives in any Germanic language that declines). The general rule is: If a | In Valthungian, adjectives can be strong or weak (as with adjectives in any Germanic language that declines). The general rule is: If a noun takes a [[#Determiners|determiner]] (article, possessive<ref>Only when a possessive is used without an article; otherwise the possessive itself is also declined as weak.</ref>, quantifier, &c), its accompanying adjective is weak; otherwise it is strong. | ||
Predicative adjectives do not decline; they usually take the form of the strong neuter singular regardless of what they modify. | Predicative adjectives do not decline; they usually take the form of the strong neuter singular regardless of what they modify. | ||
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*''vituvne <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">frobúðna</span>'' ‘forbidden knowledge’ | *''vituvne <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">frobúðna</span>'' ‘forbidden knowledge’ | ||
When paired with a third person possessive (is, ižis, or iža), an adjective also takes the strong declension: | When paired with a third person possessive (is, ižis, or iža), an adjective also takes the strong declension, and the possessive precedes the noun: | ||
*''<span style="background-color:#FF9999;">is</span> ražna <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">rǭðat</span>'' ‘his red house’ | *''<span style="background-color:#FF9999;">is</span> ražna <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">rǭðat</span>'' ‘his red house’ | ||
*''<span style="background-color:#FF9999;">ižis</span> miðus <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">glitnaþs</span>'' ‘her sparkling mead’ | *''<span style="background-color:#FF9999;">ižis</span> miðus <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">glitnaþs</span>'' ‘her sparkling mead’ | ||
*''<span style="background-color:#FF9999;">iža</span> vituvne <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">frobúðna</span>'' ‘their forbidden knowledge’ | *''<span style="background-color:#FF9999;">iža</span> vituvne <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">frobúðna</span>'' ‘their forbidden knowledge’ | ||
When one of the above possessives is used without an adjective, | When one of the above possessives is used without an adjective, it follows the noun. | ||
*''ražna <span style="background-color:#FF9999;">is</span> ‘his house’ | *''ražna <span style="background-color:#FF9999;">is</span> ‘his house’ | ||
*''miðus <span style="background-color:#FF9999;">ižis</span> ‘her mead’ | *''miðus <span style="background-color:#FF9999;">ižis</span> ‘her mead’ | ||