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====Comparative==== | ====Comparative==== | ||
The comparative form of adjectives is formed by adding (- | The comparative form of adjectives is formed by adding (-er)/(-ara) to the adjective. The word 'enn' precedes the noun being compared. The adjective is inflected for the gender of the first noun being compared. One may also use the construction ''X er mer ___ enn Y''. In this case, the adjective does not inflect for gender. | ||
For example: | For example: | ||
*''den man er | *''den man er strunger enn danne jinte'' - the man is stronger than that girl. | ||
*''danne jinte er mer strung enn denne man.'' - that girl is stronger than that man. | |||
If something is being compared on the same level, (så) is used before the adjective, and (som) is used after. Additionally, the adjective is not inflected, as the two nouns being compared are of equal status. | If something is being compared on the same level, (så) is used before the adjective, and (som) is used after. Additionally, the adjective is not inflected, as the two nouns being compared are of equal status. It is also acceptable to say ''X er ____ som Y''. Once again, in this construction, the adjective does not inflect, although this implies a slight difference: using this construction means that ''X'' has an attribute like ''Y'', but does not necessarily imply that the two are on the same level exactly. | ||
*''danne jinte er så strung som danne jinte'' - that girl is (just) as strong as that girl. | *''danne jinte er så strung som danne jinte'' - that girl is (just) as strong as that girl. | ||
*''det hus er pént som det hus (derover)'' - the house is pretty like that house (over there). | |||
If something is being compared as less than another noun, (mintre)/(mintra) is used before the adjective, and (som) is used after. The adjective is inflected normally for the gender of the first noun. (This can also be acheived by saying ''X er ikke så ____ som Y'') | If something is being compared as less than another noun, (mintre)/(mintra) is used before the adjective, and (som) is used after. The adjective is inflected normally for the gender of the first noun. (This can also be acheived by saying ''X er ikke så ____ som Y'') | ||
*''det hus er mintre smukt | *''det hus er mintre smukt enn dette hus'' - the house is less beautiful than that house. | ||
*''den man er ikke så store som denne man'' - the man is not so large as that man. | |||
====Irregular Adjectives==== | ====Irregular Adjectives==== | ||