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adjectives and rules Flashcards

1
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fine

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fin, fint, fine

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deep

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dyp, dypt, dype

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expensive

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dyr, dyrt, dyre

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good

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god, godt, gode

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white

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hvit, hvitt, hvite

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rich

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rik, rikt, rike

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red

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rød, rødt, røde

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late

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sein, seint, seine

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big

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stor, stort, store

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warm

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varm, varmt, varme

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wet

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våt. vått, våte

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12
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little

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en - liten
ei - lita
et - lite
plural - små

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13
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note all adjectives that end in -ig only get an ending in which tense?

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note all adjectives that end in -ig only get an -e with plural nouns
ei hyggelig hutte
mange hyggelige hutter

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14
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mutual, reciprocal

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gjensidig

gjensidige

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15
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polite

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høflig

høflige

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16
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enthusiastic

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ivrig

ivrige

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17
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boring

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kjedelig

kjedelige

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18
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vacant, unoccupied, free

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ledig

ledige

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19
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lively

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livlig

livlige

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20
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useful

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nyttig

nyttige

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21
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early

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tidlig

tidlige

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22
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evident

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tydelig

tydelige

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23
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yearly, annually

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årlig

årlige

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24
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adjectives ending in -sk only get ending in which tense? are there any exceptions?

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adjectives ending in -sk only get ending in plural
en norsk bok
mange norske bøker

exceptions: single syllable adjectives that end in -sk

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american

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amerikansk

amerikanske

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technological

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technologisk

technologiske

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27
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healthy

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frisk
friskt
friske

28
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fresh

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fersk
ferskt
ferske

29
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false

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falsk
falskt
falske

30
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which adjectives have no ending changes?

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adjectives with unstressed -e
ex: stille - quiet
en stille dag
et stille år
mange stille netter (many quiet nights)
31
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moderne

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moderne (no changes)

32
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how do one-syllable adjectives that end with stressed vowels end in the different tenses?

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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

33
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blue

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blå
blått
blå

34
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insipid

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flau
flaut (*** not -tt)
flaue

35
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free

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fri
fritt
frie

36
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straightforward, clear

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grei
greit
greie

37
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gray

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grå
grått
grå (* no -e)

38
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raw

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rå
rått
rå

39
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how does “bra” end?

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NO ENDING to the word “bra” in any tense

40
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spelling: in order to avoid 3 consonants in a row, watch the spelling on adjectives that end in double letters

A

en grønn —
et grønt —
flere grønne —

41
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universal

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allmenn
allment
allmenne

42
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healthy

A

sunn
sunt
sunne

43
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wild

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vill
vilt
ville

44
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secure, safe

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trygg
trygt
trygge

45
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visual

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visuell
visuelt
visuelle

46
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adjectives that end in -tt get what ending in which tenses?

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only an -e in plural cases
en glatt (slippery)
et glatt
mange glatte

47
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superb

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flott

flotte

48
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radiant

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briljant

briljante

49
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brunette

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brunett

brunette

50
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easy

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lett

lette

51
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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
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gammel
en gammel kvinne
et gammelt eple
mange gammle kvinner

52
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hungry

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en sulten
et sultent
mange sultne* folk

53
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beautiful

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vakker
vakkert
vakkre*

54
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open

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åpen
åpent
åpne*

55
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modest

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beskjeden
beskjedent
beskjedne*

56
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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?

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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)
57
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how to you form the comparative and superlative in norwegian?

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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)

58
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Irreg: good, better, best

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god - bedre - best

59
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irreg: bad, worse, worst

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dårlig - verre - verst

60
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irreg: young, younger, youngest

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ung - yngre - yngst

61
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irreg: heavy, heavier, heaviest

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tung - tyngre - tyngst

62
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irreg: little, smaller, smallest

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liten, mindre, minst

63
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irreg: old, older, oldest

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gammel, eldre, eldst

64
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irreg: lengthy/long - longer - longest

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lang - lengre - lengst

65
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irreg: big, bigger, biggest

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stor - større - størst

66
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irreg: few, fewer, fewest

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få, færre, færrest

67
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irreg: close, nearer, nearest

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nær, nærmere, nærmest

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