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Adjektiv
The Indefinite Declension
There are three adjectival endings for the indefinite
declension, and these depend upon thegender and number of the
qualified noun.
1. For singular common nouns, the uninflected form of the
adjective is used:
en kall vinter - a cold inter
en gr!n f"gel - a green bird
#. For singular neuter nouns, -t is added to the uninflected
form of the adjective$
ett kalltbad - a cold bath
ett gr!ntblad - a green leaf
%. For the plural of both common and neuter nouns, -a is added
to the uninflected form of
the adjective:
kallavintrar - cold inters
gr!nablad - green leaves
The Indefinite Neuter Form of Adjectives
There are three important rules relating to the formatting of
the indefinite neuter form of
adjectives:
1. Adjectives ending in -d preceded b& a consonant drop the
-d and add the normal -t
ending in the neuter. Adjectives ending in -d preceded b& a
long voel drop the -d and
add -tt:
en h"rd vinter - a hard interett h"rtliv - a hard life
en r!d sko - a red shoe
ett r!tt'pple - a red apple
#. Adjectives ending in -t preceded b& a consonant remain
unchanged in theneuter. (onos&llabic adjectives ending in -t
preceded b& a long voel form the neuter
normall&:
en tr!tt kvinna - a tired oman
ett tr!tt barn - a tried childen vit kl'nning - a hite dress
ett vitt hus - a hite house
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%. Adjectives ending in unstressed -en drop the -n before the
normal -t ending in the
neuter:
en f!rm!gen man - a ealth& manett f!rm!get hem - a
ealth& house
). Adjectives ending in stressed voel add -tt in the neuter:
en n& soffa - a ne sofa
ett n&tthus - a ne house
*. Adjectives ending in -nn drop n he the -t ending is added in
the neuter:
en tunn bok - a thin book
ett tuntkn'ckebr!d - a thin crispbread
The Definite Declension
There is onl& one adjectival ending in the definitive
declension: -a is added to the uninflected
form of the adjective for both common and neuter nouns, singular
and plural. +n addition to thisadjectival ending, hoever, a special
definite article form must precede the adjective, hile the
modified noun retains its definite article suffi. The special
definite article forms are: den, det
and de.
den storamannen - the big mandet storabarnet - the big child
de storam'nnen - the big men
de storabarnen - the big children
The Plural and the Definite Form of Adjectives
1. Adjectives ending in unstressed -al, -el, -en or -er drop the
-a- or -e- hen -a is added
to from the indefinite plural and the definite forms:
en enkel regel - a simple rule
enkla regler - simple rules
den enklaregeln - the simple rule
de enklareglerna - the simple rules
#. The adjective liten small is irregular:
+/0F+/+T
en liten flicka - a small girlett litet barn - a small child
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sm" flickor - small girls
sm" barn - small children
0F+/+Tden lilla flickan - the small girl
det lilla barnet - the small childde sm" flickorna - the small
girlsde sm" barnen - the small children
Indeclinable Adjectives
Adjectives that end in -a or -e are indeclinable, retaining the
same form in both genders, singular
and plural.
en bra bok - a good bookett bra barn - a good child
bra b!cker - good booksbra barn - good children
2ome of the more important indeclinable adjectives are stilla
quiet, g&llene golden, uddaodd, as in odd number and 'kta
genuine.
Use of Adjectives
Use of the indefinite Form of the Adjectives
The indefinite form of adjectives is used not onl&
predicativel& and after the indefinite articles en
and ett, but also in the folloing constructions:
1. After the indefinite adjectives m"ngen, n"gon, ingen and
varje:
m"nga kalla vintrar - man& cold inters
n"gon gr!n f"gel - some green bird
inga gr!na blad - no green leavesvarje vitt hus - ever& hite
house
#. After vilken and s"dan in eclamations:
3ilken stor man4 - 5hat a large man4n s"dan kall vinter4 - 5hat
a cold inter4
Use of the Definite Form of the Adjectives
The definite form of adjectives is used ithout the definite
article in the folloingconstructions:
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1. After a possessive adjective:
min stora hund - m& big dog
mitt n&a hus - m& ne house
#. After a demonstrative adjective:
denna stora hund - this large dog
detta n&a hus - this ne house
dessa stora hundar - these large dogs
%. 5hen the adjective qualifies a proper noun:
v'nliga (aria - kind (aria
gamla Fredrik - old Fredrik
). +n forms of direct address:
6'ra v'n - 0ear friend
7esta 8err /ilsson - 0ear (r. /ilsson
*. After a noun in the genitive case:
/ilssons stora hund - /ilsson9s large dog
Fredriks n&a hus - Fredrick9s ne house
dessa stora hundar - these large dogs
