adjectives Flashcards
Do adjectives ending in t declinate normally?
No. They don’t take an extra t in indefinitive form with t nouns. Otherwise as normal.
Do adjectives ending in v declinate normally?
The spelling can change eg grov to groft and stiv to stift with t nouns
How does irregular adjective lille declinate?
en lille pige, et lille barn, små piger, den lille pige, det lille barn, de små piger
How do irregular adjectives ending in å declinate?
they don’t take e with plural or definitive eg en blå skjorte, et blåt halstørklæde, de blå bukser
How do adjectives ending in el en er declinate?
They drop the e when the declination requires an e adding. If the el is stressed an le is added instead of the e being dropped. If a double consonant precedes the er then one of the consonants is dropped with the e.
How do adjectives ending in et declinate?
They don’t add a t in indefinitive t nouns and the t is switched to a d before adding the e in plural and definitive forms.
How do adjectives ending in a short stressed vowel + consonant declinate
Normally in indefinitive forms and with an extra consonant added before the e in plural and definitive forms.
Translate a posh girl, the posh girl,
en flot pige, den flotte pige
an ugly house, ugly houses
et grimt hus, grimme huser
A slow bus, the slow bus
en langsom bus, langsomme buser
a light bike, the light bike
en let cykel, den lette cykel
a pretty girl, pretty girls
en smuk pige, smukke piger
a tired boy, tired boys
en træt dreng, trætte drenge
a fat girl, fat girls
en tyk pige, tykke piger
a dry car, dry cars
en tør bil, tørre biler