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Adjectives may undergo alternation following plural nouns, though this is not always the case (e.g. ''ti glan'' 'clean house' → ''tey glen''). | Adjectives may undergo alternation following plural nouns, though this is not always the case (e.g. ''ti glan'' 'clean house' → ''tey glen''). | ||
An '''exclamative''' adjective can be formed by adding ''-het'' to the positive (e.g. ''gwinnet'' 'how white!, so white!', ''glanhet'' 'how clean!, so clean! | An '''exclamative''' adjective can be formed by adding ''-het'' to the positive (e.g. ''gwinnet'' 'how white!, so white!', ''glanhet'' 'how clean!, so clean!'). This may also be used as an '''equative''' adjective in phrases like ''cun winnet a'r err'' 'as white as the snow'. | ||
The ''''comparative'''' adjective is formed by adding ''-ach'' to the positive adjective, and the superlative takes ''-hav'' (e.g. ''gwinnach'' 'whiter', ''gwinnav'' 'whitest', ''caledach'' 'harder', ''calettav' 'hardest'). | The ''''comparative'''' adjective is formed by adding ''-ach'' to the positive adjective, and the superlative takes ''-hav'' (e.g. ''gwinnach'' 'whiter', ''gwinnav'' 'whitest', ''caledach'' 'harder', ''calettav' 'hardest'). | ||