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The articles always precede the noun they are referred to. | The articles always precede the noun they are referred to. | ||
==Adjectives== | |||
The adjectives always precede the noun they are referred to and they don't change according to gender nor number, ex.: | |||
* ''Hij kat est magen'' - The cat is big. | |||
* ''Uin magen kat'' - A big cat; | |||
* ''Hij magen kat'' - The big cat; | |||
* ''Nuin magen kat'' - No big cat; | |||
* ''Gouvin oor'' - Yellow gold; | |||
* ''Hoe gouvin oor'' - The yellow gold. | |||
===Comparative and superlative=== | |||
The lower degree comparative is formed with the pattern ''min + adjective + de + 2nd term'' (in the same case of the first, if it is a pronoun), ex.: | |||
* ''Noes zunt min vackiet de 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.: | |||
* ''Noes zunt tam vackiet kant toe'' - We are as beautiful as you. | |||
The higher degree comparative is formed with the pattern ''pluis + adjective + de + 2nd term'' (in the same case of the first, if it is a pronouns), ex.: | |||
* ''Noes zunt pluis vackiet de toe'' - We are more beautiful than you. | |||
The superlative is formed with the pattern ''wou(d) + adjective'', ex.: | |||
* ''Toe est wou vackiet'' - You are most beautiful. | |||
If it is used as a relative superlative, ''wou(d)'' is substituted for ''hij''/''hoe pluis + adjective + de'', ex.: | |||
* ''Toe est hij pluis vackiet de hij uurf'' - You are the most beautiful in the world. | |||
Some adjectives: ''koud'' (hot), ''vrijcht'' (cold), ''zimplek'' (simple), ''vackel'' (easy), ''veed'' (ugly), ''zacker'' (sacred), ''verroek'' (fierce), ''kruidiel'' (cruel). | |||
There are also adjectives that have got irregular higher degree comparative and superlative: | |||
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" | |||
!'''Normal degree''' | |||
!'''Comparative''' | |||
!'''Superlative''' | |||
!'''Meaning''' | |||
|- | |||
|bon | |||
|mellier / pluis bon | |||
|optem / wou bon | |||
|good | |||
|- | |||
|emprof | |||
|peier / pluis emprof | |||
|pessem / woud emprof | |||
|bad | |||
|- | |||
|magen | |||
|maier / pluis magen | |||
|massem / wou magen | |||
|big, great | |||
|- | |||
|parf | |||
|minoer / pluis parf | |||
|minem / wou parf | |||
|little | |||
|- | |||
|out | |||
|pluis out | |||
|zupriem / woud out | |||
|high, tall | |||
|- | |||
|kurt | |||
|pluis kurt | |||
|infem / wou kurt | |||
|low, short | |||
|} | |||
The higher degree comparatives are always used with ''de'', ex.: | |||
* ''Toe est mellier de 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. | |||