SamSkandinavisk adjectives

Rules:

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.

Weak Verbs:

Indefinite: The indefinite singular forms end in -(e)t, just like the supine form of the verb. tendet (lit, illuminated), aktiveret (enabled)

Indefinite Plural and Definite The indefinite plural and definite forms end in -(e)de, or -te These forms follow the form of the past tense of the weak form. If the past tense ends in -(e)de , it will be -(e)de. If it ends in -te, it will be -te. tendede, aktiverede.

Strong Verbs eg skoren (cut). afbruten (cancelled)

Indefinite Singular:

The indefinite singular forms end in -en when used with common gender nouns eg skoren, afbruten. With Neuter gender nouns, the indefinite singular ends in -et eg skoret, afbrutet,

Indefinite plural and Definite: The indefinite plural and definite forms end in -ene. eg skorene, afbrutene.

Past Participles as Adverbs

Weak Verbs

-(e)t eg tendet, aktiveret

Strong Verbs:

-et eg skoret, afbrutet

Comparative

-ere

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

Superlative:

Indefinite singular:

-est

Indefinite Plural and 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 eg matt (tired), rett (right)

No need to change for adverb

No need to change for indefinite neuter

Add -e for definite eg matte, rette

Adjectives ending -d eg bred (wide add -t for indefinite neuter e.g. bred > bredt. The d becomes silent

Add -e for definite. eg brede