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===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
Adjectives follow the noun they qualify and agree with that noun in number and case. Adjectives belong to one of | Adjectives follow the noun they qualify and agree with that noun in number and case. Adjectives belong to one of three declensions much like those of nouns, according to the sound at the end of the word. There are no definite forms of adjectives. | ||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" text-align:center;" | {| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center;" | ||
! rowspan="2;" | Decl. | ! rowspan="2;" | Decl. | ||
! colspan="2;" align="center" | Singular | ! colspan="2;" align="center" | Singular | ||
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! align="center" | 2 | ! align="center" | 2 | ||
| | | colspan="2;" align="center"| ''made'' | ||
| align="center"| ''maẑi'' | | align="center"| ''maẑi'' | ||
| align="center"| ''madva'' | | align="center"| ''madva'' | ||
| align="center"| "good" | | align="center"| "good" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! align="center;" | 3 | |||
| colspan="2;" | ''ćato'' | |||
|''ćatve'' | |||
| ''ćatva'' | |||
| "first" | |||
|} | |} | ||
====Comparison==== | ====Comparison==== | ||
The '''comparative''' adjective is formed by adding ''–ju'' to the stem, which undergoes iotisation where possible, e.g. ''maŕu'' "greater" < ''mara'', ''seńu'' "older" < ''sena'', ''doju'' "blacker" < '' | The '''comparative''' adjective is formed by adding ''–ju'' to the stem, which undergoes iotisation where possible, e.g. ''maŕu'' "greater" < ''mara'', ''seńu'' "older" < ''sena'', ''doju'' "blacker" < ''dovo''. Comparative adjectives are not inflected for case or number. | ||
The comparative may be followed by ''vra'' "than" and an GD singular or plural noun, e.g. ''maŕu vra teje'' "bigger than a house", ''vałģu vra ģeviẑi'' "more powerful than the gods". | The comparative may be followed by ''vra'' "than" and an GD singular or plural noun, e.g. ''maŕu vra teje'' "bigger than a house", ''vałģu vra ģeviẑi'' "more powerful than the gods". | ||