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==Adjectives== | ==Adjectives== | ||
The adjectives always precede the noun they are referred to and they don't | 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.: | ||
* ''Hij kat | * ''Hij kat es magen'' - The cat is big. | ||
* ''Uin magen kat'' - A big cat; | * ''Uin magen kat'' - A big cat; | ||
* ''Hij | * ''Hij magne kat'' - The big cat; | ||
* ''Nuin magen kat'' - No big cat; | * ''Nuin magen kat'' - No big cat; | ||
* '' | * ''Gouvyn oor'' - Yellow gold; | ||
* ''Hoe | * ''Hoe gouvine oor'' - The yellow gold; | ||
* ''Hies katte zunt gouvine'' - The cats are yellow. | |||
===Comparative and superlative=== | ===Comparative and superlative=== | ||
The lower degree comparative is formed with the pattern '' | The lower degree comparative is formed with the pattern ''myn + adjective + ka + 2nd term'' (in the same case of the first, if it is a pronoun), ex.: | ||
* ''Noes zunt | * ''Noes zunt myn nyt ka toe'' - We are less beautiful than you. | ||
The same degree comparative is formed with the pattern ''tam + adjective + kant + 2nd term'' (in the same case of the first, if it is a pronoun), ex.: | The same degree comparative is formed with the pattern ''tam + adjective + kant + 2nd term'' (in the same case of the first, if it is a pronoun), ex.: | ||
* ''Noes zunt tam | * ''Noes zunt tam nyt kant toe'' - We are as beautiful as you. | ||
The higher degree comparative is formed with the pattern ''pluis + adjective + ka + 2nd term'' (in the same case of the first, if it is a pronouns), ex.: | The higher degree comparative is formed with the pattern ''pluis + adjective + ka + 2nd term'' (in the same case of the first, if it is a pronouns), ex.: | ||
* ''Noes zunt pluis | * ''Noes zunt pluis nyt ka toe'' - We are more beautiful than you. | ||
The superlative is formed with the pattern ''wou(d) + adjective'', ex.: | The superlative is formed with the pattern ''wou(d) + adjective'', ex.: | ||
* ''Toe | * ''Toe es wou nyt'' - You are very beautiful. | ||
If it is used as a relative superlative, ''wou(d)'' is substituted for ''hij''/''hoe pluis + adjective + | If it is used as a relative superlative, ''wou(d)'' is substituted for ''hij''/''hoe pluis + adjective + dynts'', ex.: | ||
* ''Toe est hij pluis | * ''Toe est hij pluis nyt dynts hij uurf'' - You are the most beautiful in the world. | ||
Some adjectives: ''koud'' (hot), ''vrijgt'' (cold), '' | Some adjectives: ''koud'' (hot), ''vrijgt'' (cold), ''zymplek'' (simple), ''vakkel'' (easy), ''veed'' (ugly), ''zakker'' (sacred), ''verroek'' (fierce), ''kruidiel'' (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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The higher degree comparatives are always used with ''ka'', ex.: | The higher degree comparatives are always used with ''ka'', ex.: | ||
* ''Toe | * ''Toe es mellier ka eg'' - You are better than I. | ||
The synthetic forms are more used in the written language, whereas the analytical ones are found mostly in the spoken language. | The synthetic forms are more used in the written language, whereas the analytical ones are found mostly in the spoken language. | ||
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|dekken | |dekken | ||
!11 | !11 | ||
| | |uindyk | ||
|uindiken | |uindiken | ||
|- | |- | ||
!12 | !12 | ||
| | |deidyk | ||
|deidiken | |deidiken | ||
!13 | !13 | ||
| | |treddyk | ||
|treddiken | |treddiken | ||
|- | |- | ||
!14 | !14 | ||
| | |katterdyk | ||
|katterdiken | |katterdiken | ||
!15 | !15 | ||
| | |kwijndyk | ||
|kwijndiken | |kwijndiken | ||
|- | |- | ||
!16 | !16 | ||
| | |zedyk | ||
|zediken | |zediken | ||
!17 | !17 | ||
| | |zeftendyk | ||
|zeftendiken | |zeftendiken | ||
|- | |- | ||
!18 | !18 | ||
| | |ogtoendyk | ||
|ogtoendiken | |ogtoendiken | ||
!19 | !19 | ||
| | |noendyk | ||
|noendiken | |noendiken | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|noengentes | |noengentes | ||
!1000 | !1000 | ||
| | |myl | ||
| | |mylles | ||
|} | |} | ||