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Like nouns, adjectives may be strong or weak. Most adjectives have both forms. The strong forms are used attributively (''happy people'') and predicatively (''they are happy''), while the weak forms are used nominally (''the happy''). Adjectives that only have one form use that form in all usages. | Like nouns, adjectives may be strong or weak. Most adjectives have both forms. The strong forms are used attributively (''happy people'') and predicatively (''they are happy''), while the weak forms are used nominally (''the happy''). Adjectives that only have one form use that form in all usages. | ||
Adjectives have a special unmarked gender that can be used when the gender is unknown/unspecified/unimportant. It is more commonly used in informal language, and is proscribed when referring to | Adjectives have a special unmarked gender that can be used when the gender is unknown/unspecified/unimportant. It is more commonly used in informal language, and is proscribed when referring to an entity with known gender. | ||
====Strong adjectives==== | ====Strong adjectives==== | ||
The gender-marked form is identical to the neuter in the plural. When referring to human beings, the masculine plural is used informally instead of the unmarked plural. | The gender-marked form is identical to the neuter in the plural. When referring to human beings, the masculine plural is used informally instead of the unmarked plural. | ||