Adjectives 2

Question 1

TRUE OR FALSE:
While nouns normally express definiteness using a postfix (-en, -et), this changes to using an article (den, det) if any PRONOUN is attached to the noun.

Answer 1

FALSE

…if any ADJECTIVE is attached to the noun.

Question 2

stor

[sdo{r}e OR sto{r}e]

Answer 2

great / large / big

Question 3

små

[smoe]

Answer 3

small / little

NOTE: ‘små’ can only be used to describe plurals, ‘lille’ can only be used to describe singular things

Question 4

ny

[new]

Answer 4

new

Question 5

god

[goo-ð OR go]

Answer 5

good

Question 6

gammel

[gamm-el]

Answer 6

old

Question 7

end

[in]

Answer 7

than / besides

Question 8

færdig

[fai{r}-de]

Answer 8

complete / done / is ready / is finished

Question 9

klog

[kloh]

Answer 9

smart / wise

Question 10

TRUE OR FALSE:

If an adjective is used with a definite noun, then it is put between the definite article and the noun.

Answer 10

TRUE
‘En åben bil’ (an open car) becomes ‘den åbne bil’ (the open car). In this case the adjective is declined the same way as for the plural, no matter the grammatical number or gender of the noun.

Question 11

mindre

[mean-dʁuh OR min-dʁuh]

Answer 11

smaller / less

Question 12

større

[sti{r} OR sdi{r}]

Answer 12

bigger / larger / greater

Question 13

ung

[oung OR ewng]

Answer 13

young

Question 14

ældre

[el-dʁuh]

Answer 14

older / elderly

Question 15

yngre

[ewng-{r}uh]

Answer 15

younger

Question 16

smuk

[smoke OR smuk]

Answer 16

pretty / beautiful / beautifully

Question 17

sur

[sue-uh]

Answer 17

angry / sour

Question 18

flest

[fleest]

Answer 18

most / the most

Question 19

fuld

[fuhl]

Answer 19

full / complete / drunk (full of alcohol)

Question 20

TRUE OR FALSE:
Making an adjective (like ‘cheap’) into a COMPARATIVE adjective (‘cheaper’) can be accomplished by adding a postfix of -ere (or -re) to the adjective OR by putting the word ‘mere’ (more) in front of the adjective (more cheap).

Answer 20

TRUE:
cheap = billig
cheaper = billigere
more cheap = mere billig

Question 21

smukkere

[smo-gah]

Answer 21

prettier / more beautiful

Question 22

gratis

[gʁah-teece OR gʁah-tis]

Answer 22

free

Question 23

fri

[fʁee]

Answer 23

free

Question 24

bedste

[bess-duh]

Answer 24

best

Question 25

lang

[lang]

Answer 25

long

Question 26

renere

[ʁey-nah]

Answer 26

cleaner

Question 27

mæt

[mit]

Answer 27

full (of food)

Question 28

største

[stu{r}st OR sto{r}-stuh]

Answer 28

biggest / largest

Question 29

mest

[meest]

Answer 29

most / the most

Question 30

TRUE OR FALSE:
Making an adjective (like ‘fast’) into a SUPERLATIVE adjective (‘fastest’) can be accomplished by adding a postfix of -st (or -est) to the adjective OR by putting the word ‘mest’ (most) in front of the adjective (most fast).

Answer 30

TRUE:
fast= hurtig
fastest = hurtigst
most fast = mest hurtig

Question 31

billigere

[be-lee{r} OR be-lee-ah]

Answer 31

cheaper

Question 32

hård

[ho]

Answer 32

hard / solid

Question 33

kort

[kou{r}t]

Answer 33

short

Question 34

varm

[vah-m] (rhymes with calm)

Answer 34

hot / warm

Question 35

bedre

[bið-ʁuh OR bil-luh]

Answer 35

better

Question 36

dårlig

[doe-lee]

Answer 36

bad / poor / terrible

Question 37

stand

[sdan]

Answer 37

able / unable

Question 38

forfærdelig

[fuh-fai{r}ed-lee]

Answer 38

terrible / horrible

Question 39

bedst

[bissed]

Answer 39

best

Question 40

TRUE OR FALSE:
When using comparative (ex: faster) and superlative (fastest) adjectives, they no longer have any agreement with the grammatical gender of the noun they modify like standard adjectives (fast) do. PLEASE NOTE though that the superlative declines with an added -e when put in the definite.

Answer 40

TRUE
en kold kat = a cold cat
den koldeste kat = the coldest cat

Question 41

hurtig

[who{r}e-dee]

Answer 41

fast

Question 42

klar

[kla{r} OR klah]

Answer 42

clear / ready

Question 43

glad

[gleð]

Answer 43

happy / fond

Question 44

stærk

[sdai{r}k]

Answer 44

strong

Question 45

sandt

[san]

Answer 45

true

Question 46

simpel

[sim-bihl]

Answer 46

simple

Question 47

dejligt

[die-lee]

Answer 47

lovely / nice

Question 48

sulten

[soolt-n]

Answer 48

hungry

Question 49

flot

[flaw-d OR fluh-d]

Answer 49

pretty / handsome

Question 50

TRUE OR FALSE:
In English, ‘more’ can be used to indicate both a larger amount of something and a larger count, or number, of things. In Danish, however, we use ‘mere’ for a amounts and ‘flere’ for count.

Answer 50

TRUE
‘Vi har mere mad end jer’ meaning ‘we have more food than you.’
‘Vi har flere biler end jer’ meaning ‘we have more cars than you.’

The same goes for the superlative:

'Vi har mest vand' meaning 'we have the most water.'
'Vi har flest børn' meaning we have the most kids.'

Question 51

dyb

[doob]

Answer 51

deep

Question 52

fattig

[fah-dee]

Answer 52

poor

Question 53

rig

[ree]

Answer 53

rich

Question 54

kold

[kahl]

Answer 54

cold

Question 55

sød

[suhð]

Answer 55

sweet

Question 56

retfærdig

[ʁad-fai{r}-de]

Answer 56

fair

Question 57

skarpe

[sgohp] (rhymes with stop)

Answer 57

sharp

Question 58

tørstig

[tu{r}s-de]

Answer 58

thirsty

Question 59

TRUE OR FALSE:

There ARE NO comparative and superlative forms of ‘meget’ and ‘mange.’

Answer 59

FALSE:

English Danish Comperative Superlative
Much Meget Mere Mest
Many Mange Flere Flest

Question 60

alene

[eh-lean]

Answer 60

alone

Question 61

svag

[svay]

Answer 61

weak

Question 62

sikker

[see-gah]

Answer 62

sure

Question 63

værre

[vai{r}]

Answer 63

worse

Question 64

værst

[vai{r}st]

Answer 64

worst

Question 65

høj

[hi-e OR hoy]

Answer 65

tall / high

Question 66

forskellig

[fuh-skel-e]

Answer 66

different

Question 67

kedeligt

[kið-ih-lee or kill-ih-lee]

Answer 67

boring

Question 68

flest

[fleeced]

Answer 68

most