SamSkandinavisk adjectives

SamSkandinavisk adjectives

rules:

Past participle of verb used as an adjective

Weak Verbs:

Indefinite:

-(e)t. tendet, aktiveret

Definite -(e)de tendede, aktiverede.

If the past tense ends in -de , it will be -de. If it ends in -te, it will be -te.

Strong Verbs eg skoren. afbruten

Indefinite:

Common -en. (skoren, afbruten) Neuter. -et (skoret, afbrutet)

Definite: -ene. (skorene. afbrutene)

Pp as adverb;

Weak Verbs

-(e)t

Strong Verbs:

-et

Comparative

-ere

regardless of indefinite, definite any gender or number and as adverb.

Superlative:

Indefinite:

-est

Definite:

-este

Adverb:

-est

Adjectives ending in -en. (e.g. galen, open, upptagen)

Behave like pp adjecives

common -en. (galen upptagen, open) Neuter -et (galen, upptaget, opet)

Definite -ene. (galene, upptagene, opene)

Adverb: -et (galet, upptaget, opet)

Adjectives ending in -t (matt)

No need to change for adverb

No need to change for indefinite neuter

Add -e for definite (matte)

Adjectives ending -d (ond)

add -t for indefinite neuter e.g. ond > ondt. The d becomes silent

Add -e for definite. (onde)