adjectives and rules Flashcards
fine
fin, fint, fine
deep
dyp, dypt, dype
expensive
dyr, dyrt, dyre
good
god, godt, gode
white
hvit, hvitt, hvite
rich
rik, rikt, rike
red
rød, rødt, røde
late
sein, seint, seine
big
stor, stort, store
warm
varm, varmt, varme
wet
våt. vått, våte
little
en - liten
ei - lita
et - lite
plural - små
note all adjectives that end in -ig only get an ending in which tense?
note all adjectives that end in -ig only get an -e with plural nouns
ei hyggelig hutte
mange hyggelige hutter
mutual, reciprocal
gjensidig
gjensidige
polite
høflig
høflige
enthusiastic
ivrig
ivrige
boring
kjedelig
kjedelige
vacant, unoccupied, free
ledig
ledige
lively
livlig
livlige
useful
nyttig
nyttige
early
tidlig
tidlige
evident
tydelig
tydelige
yearly, annually
årlig
årlige
adjectives ending in -sk only get ending in which tense? are there any exceptions?
adjectives ending in -sk only get ending in plural
en norsk bok
mange norske bøker
exceptions: single syllable adjectives that end in -sk
american
amerikansk
amerikanske
technological
technologisk
technologiske
healthy
frisk
friskt
friske
fresh
fersk
ferskt
ferske
false
falsk
falskt
falske
which adjectives have no ending changes?
adjectives with unstressed -e ex: stille - quiet en stille dag et stille år mange stille netter (many quiet nights)
moderne
moderne (no changes)
how do one-syllable adjectives that end with stressed vowels end in the different tenses?
one-syllable adjectives that end with stressed vowels end in -tt with neutral and -e with plural words (sometimes!)
en ny avis
et nytt eple
mange nye stoler vs mange blå stoler
blue
blå
blått
blå
insipid
flau
flaut (*** not -tt)
flaue
free
fri
fritt
frie
straightforward, clear
grei
greit
greie
gray
grå
grått
grå (* no -e)
raw
rå
rått
rå
how does “bra” end?
NO ENDING to the word “bra” in any tense
spelling: in order to avoid 3 consonants in a row, watch the spelling on adjectives that end in double letters
en grønn —
et grønt —
flere grønne —
universal
allmenn
allment
allmenne
healthy
sunn
sunt
sunne
wild
vill
vilt
ville
secure, safe
trygg
trygt
trygge
visual
visuell
visuelt
visuelle
adjectives that end in -tt get what ending in which tenses?
only an -e in plural cases
en glatt (slippery)
et glatt
mange glatte
superb
flott
flotte
radiant
briljant
briljante
brunette
brunett
brunette
easy
lett
lette
spelling, be aware when adjectives end in -el, -er, -en, or -e-, there is a spelling difference* with the plural suffix
- el -> -le
- en -> -ne
- er -> -re
gammel
en gammel kvinne
et gammelt eple
mange gammle kvinner
hungry
en sulten
et sultent
mange sultne* folk
beautiful
vakker
vakkert
vakkre*
open
åpen
åpent
åpne*
modest
beskjeden
beskjedent
beskjedne*
if you want to describe a definite object (ex: the house - huset), as to say “the big house” or “the beautiful house”, how is this formed in norwegian?
definite article (den, det, de) + adjective-e (store, vakkre, røde) + object in definite form (huset, klokka, bilen, guttene)
- den vakkre bilen (the beautiful car)
- det røde huset (the red house)
- de store klokkene (the big clocks)
how to you form the comparative and superlative in norwegian?
add -(e)re and -(e)st
ex: tall - taller - tallest
høy - høyere - høyest
varm - vamere - varmest
en, el, er words: travel - travlere* - travlest* (busy, busier, busiest)
ig words: viktig - viktigere - viktigst* (important, more important, most important)
m ending words: morsom - morsommere* - morsomst* (fun, funner, funnest)
Irreg: good, better, best
god - bedre - best
irreg: bad, worse, worst
dårlig - verre - verst
irreg: young, younger, youngest
ung - yngre - yngst
irreg: heavy, heavier, heaviest
tung - tyngre - tyngst
irreg: little, smaller, smallest
liten, mindre, minst
irreg: old, older, oldest
gammel, eldre, eldst
irreg: lengthy/long - longer - longest
lang - lengre - lengst
irreg: big, bigger, biggest
stor - større - størst
irreg: few, fewer, fewest
få, færre, færrest
irreg: close, nearer, nearest
nær, nærmere, nærmest
