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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 [[#Determiners|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.

Predicative adjectives do not decline; they usually take the form of the strong neuter singular regardless of what they modify.

*Predicative

*Strong

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*''Is swistris dualas sinþ dual.'' ‘His stupid sisters are stupid.’

*''Ižas kliða duala sinþ dual.'' ‘Her stupid children are stupid.’

When a noun is modified by an adjective alone (with no determiner present), the adjective takes the strong declension.

*''ražna rǭðat'' ‘a red house’

*''miðus glitnaþs'' ‘sparkling mead’

*''vituvne frobúðna'' ‘forbidden knowledge’

When paired with a third person possessive (is, ižas, or iža), an adjective also takes the strong declension:

*''is ražna rǭðat'' ‘his red house’

*''ižas miðus glitnaþs'' ‘her sparkling mead’

*''iža vituvne frobúðna'' ‘their forbidden knowledge’

When one of the above possessives is used without an adjective, they follow the noun.

*''ražna is ‘his house’

*''miðus ižas ‘her mead’

*''vituvne iža ‘their knowledge’

When a determiner is present, the adjective takes a weak declension.

*''hreužitaþ ražna rǭða'' ‘every red house’

*''mīns miðus glitnaða'' ‘my sparkling mead’

*''so vituvne frobúðna'' ‘the forbidden knowledge’

When a possessive is used with an adjective (as in mīns miðus glitnaða, above), the possessive precedes the noun and takes a strong declension while the adjective takes the weak; however, when no adjective is present, a definite article precedes the noun, and the weak-declined possessive follows it.

*''þa ražna mīna'' ‘my house’

*''sa miðus þīna'' ‘your mead’

*''so vituvne unstra'' ‘our knowledge’

When an adjective is used as a predicate, it takes the predicative form (not really a declension, because there is only one).

*''þa ražna mīna ist rǭþ.'' ‘my house is red’

*''sa miðus þīna ist glitnaþ.'' ‘your mead is sparkling’

*''so vituvne unstra ist frobúðna.'' ‘our knowledge is forbidden’

==Vocabulary==

'''[[:Category: Valthungian words|Valthungian Words on Contionary]]'''

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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 [[#Determiners|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.
+Predicative adjectives do not decline; they usually 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>
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 *''Is swistris <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">dualas</span> sinþ <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">dual</span>.'' ‘His stupid sisters are stupid.’
 *''Ižas kliða <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">duala</span> sinþ <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">dual</span>.'' ‘Her stupid children are stupid.’
+When a noun is modified by an adjective alone (with no determiner present), the adjective takes the strong declension.
+*''ražna <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">rǭðat</span>'' ‘a red house’
+*''miðus <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">glitnaþs</span>'' ‘sparkling mead’
+*''vituvne <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">frobúðna</span>'' ‘forbidden knowledge’
+When paired with a third person possessive (is, ižas, or iža), an adjective also takes the strong declension:
+*''is ražna <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">rǭðat</span>'' ‘his red house’
+*''ižas miðus <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">glitnaþs</span>'' ‘her sparkling mead’
+*''iža vituvne <span style="background-color:#FF99FF;">frobúðna</span>'' ‘their forbidden knowledge’
+When one of the above possessives is used without an adjective, they follow the noun.
+*''ražna is ‘his house’
+*''miðus ižas ‘her mead’
+*''vituvne iža ‘their knowledge’
+When a determiner is present, the adjective takes a weak declension.
+*''hreužitaþ ražna <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">rǭða</span>'' ‘every red house’
+*''mīns miðus <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">glitnaða</span>'' ‘my sparkling mead’
+*''so vituvne <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">frobúðna</span>'' ‘the forbidden knowledge’
+When a possessive is used with an adjective (as in mīns miðus glitnaða, above), the possessive precedes the noun and takes a strong declension while the adjective takes the weak; however, when no adjective is present, a definite article precedes the noun, and the weak-declined possessive follows it.
+*''þa ražna <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">mīna</span>'' ‘my house’
+*''sa miðus <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">þīna</span>'' ‘your mead’
+*''so vituvne <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">unstra</span>'' ‘our knowledge’
+When an adjective is used as a predicate, it takes the predicative form (not really a declension, because there is only one).
+*''þa ražna <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">mīna</span> ist <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">rǭþ</span>.''  ‘my house is red’
+*''sa miðus <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">þīna</span> ist <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">glitnaþ</span>.'' ‘your mead is sparkling’
+*''so vituvne <span style="background-color:#99FFFF;">unstra</span> ist <span style="background-color:#FFFF99;">frobúðna</span>.'' ‘our knowledge is forbidden’
 ==Vocabulary==
 '''[[:Category: Valthungian words|Valthungian Words on Contionary]]'''

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