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In Valthungian, adjectives can be strong or weak (as with adjectives in any Germanic language that declines). The general rule is: If a nouns takes a determiner (article, possessive<ref>Only when a possessive is used without an article; otherwise the possessive itself is also declined as weak.</ref>, quantifier, &c), its accompanying adjective is weak; otherwise it is strong. | In Valthungian, adjectives can be strong or weak (as with adjectives in any Germanic language that declines). The general rule is: If a nouns takes a determiner (article, possessive<ref>Only when a possessive is used without an article; otherwise the possessive itself is also declined as weak.</ref>, quantifier, &c), its accompanying adjective is weak; otherwise it is strong. | ||
Predicative adjectives do not decline; they take the form of the strong neuter singular regardless of what they modify. | |||
*<span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">Predicative</span> | |||
*<span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">Strong</span> | |||
*<span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">Weak</span> | |||
For example: | For example: | ||
*''Sā wer duala ist dual.'' ‘The stupid man is stupid.’ | *''Sā wer <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">duala</span> ist <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">dual</span>.'' ‘The stupid man is stupid.’ | ||
*''Sō kuina duala ist dual.'' ‘The stupid woman is stupid.’ | *''Sō kuina <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">duala</span> ist <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">dual</span>.'' ‘The stupid woman is stupid.’ | ||
*''Þat kliþ duala ist dual.'' ‘The stupid child is stupid.’ | *''Þat kliþ <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">duala</span> ist <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">dual</span>.'' ‘The stupid child is stupid.’ | ||
*''Þǣ avnas dualnas sinþ dual.'' ‘The stupid husbands are stupid.’ | *''Þǣ avnas <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">dualnas</span> sinþ <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">dual</span>.'' ‘The stupid husbands are stupid.’ | ||
*''Þōs kwēnis dualans sinþ dual.'' ‘The stupid wives are stupid.’ | *''Þōs kwēnis <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">dualans</span> sinþ <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">dual</span>.'' ‘The stupid wives are stupid.’ | ||
*''Þō brana dualan sinþ dual.'' ‘The stupid children are stupid.’ | *''Þō brana <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">dualan</span> sinþ <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">dual</span>.'' ‘The stupid children are stupid.’ | ||
But strong declension for 3rd person possessives<ref>With the exception of ''sīns'', which declines normally like ''mīns'' and ''þīns'' and takes a weak adjective.</ref>, since they don’t decline! | But strong declension for 3rd person possessives<ref>With the exception of ''sīns'', which declines normally like ''mīns'' and ''þīns'' and takes a weak adjective.</ref>, since they don’t decline! | ||
*''Ižas brōðra duals ist dual.'' ‘Her stupid brother is stupid.’ | *''Ižas brōðra <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">duals</span> ist <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">dual</span>.'' ‘Her stupid brother is stupid.’ | ||
*''Is dǭtra duala ist dual.'' ‘His stupid daughter is stupid.’ | *''Is dǭtra <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">duala</span> ist <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">dual</span>.'' ‘His stupid daughter is stupid.’ | ||
*''Iža bran dualat ist dual.'' ‘Their stupid child is stupid.’ | *''Iža bran <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">dualat</span> ist <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">dual</span>.'' ‘Their stupid child is stupid.’ | ||
*''Iža synis duala sinþ dual.'' ‘Their stupid sons are stupid.’ | *''Iža synis <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">duala</span> sinþ <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">dual</span>.'' ‘Their stupid sons are stupid.’ | ||
*''Is swistris dualas sinþ dual.'' ‘His stupid sisters are stupid.’ | *''Is swistris <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">dualas</span> sinþ <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">dual</span>.'' ‘His stupid sisters are stupid.’ | ||
*''Ižas kliða duala sinþ dual.'' ‘Her stupid children are stupid.’ | *''Ižas kliða <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">duala</span> sinþ <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">dual</span>.'' ‘Her stupid children are stupid.’ | ||