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Past participle of verb used as an adjective | =====Past participle of verb used as an adjective===== | ||
Verbs have a past participle which can be used as an adjective that follow similar rules to other adjectives. | Verbs have a past participle which can be used as an adjective that follow similar rules to other adjectives. | ||
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Comparative | =====Comparative===== | ||
'''-ere''' | '''-ere''' | ||
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Superlative: | =====Superlative:===== | ||
Indefinite singular: | Indefinite singular: | ||
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Adjectives ending in -en | =====Adjectives ending in -en===== | ||
The behave like past | e.g. '''galen''' (crazy), '''open'''(open),'''rotten'''(rotten) | ||
The behave like past participle adjectives (often these originally were) | |||
common '''-en'''. ('''galen''', '''open''', '''rotten''') Neuter -et ('''galen''', '''opet''', '''rottet''') | common '''-en'''. ('''galen''', '''open''', '''rotten''') Neuter -et ('''galen''', '''opet''', '''rottet''') | ||
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Adjectives ending in '''-t''' eg '''matt''' (tired), '''rett''' (right) | =====Adjectives ending in '''-t'''===== | ||
eg '''matt''' (tired), '''rett''' (right) | |||
No need to change for adverb | No need to change for adverb | ||
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Adjectives ending '''-d''' eg '''bred''' (wide) | =====Adjectives ending '''-d'''===== | ||
eg '''bred''' (wide) | |||
add '''-t''' for indefinite neuter e.g. '''bred''' > '''bredt'''. The '''d''' becomes silent | add '''-t''' for indefinite neuter e.g. '''bred''' > '''bredt'''. The '''d''' becomes silent | ||
Add '''-e''' for definite. eg '''brede''' | Add '''-e''' for definite. eg '''brede''' | ||