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Like nouns, adjectives may be strong or weak. Most adjectives have both forms. The strong forms are used attributively (''happy people'') and predicatively (''they are happy''), while the weak forms are used nominally (''the rich''). Adjectives that only have one form use that form in all usages. | Like nouns, adjectives may be strong or weak. Most adjectives have both forms. The strong forms are used attributively (''happy people'') and predicatively (''they are happy''), while the weak forms are used nominally (''the rich''). Adjectives that only have one form use that form in all usages. | ||
====Strong Adjectives==== | ====Strong Adjectives==== | ||
Strong adjectives have a special "generic" gender that can be used when the gender is unknown/unspecified/unimportant. In the plural | Strong adjectives have a special "generic" gender that can be used when the gender is unknown/unspecified/unimportant. In the plural it is identical to the neuter, though the masculine may be used instead. | ||
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|+ Strong adjective declension | |+ Strong adjective declension | ||