Common Adjectives Flashcards
comfortable
komfortabel, komfortabelt, komfortable
mer/mest
shy
sjenert, sjenerte
mer/mest
funny
morsom, morsomt, morsomme
morsommere, morsomst(e)
It can also mean ‘fun’ in some dialects or contexts.
fun
gøy, gøye
gøyere, gøyest(e)
*When saying something is ‘more’ or ‘most’ fun, it is more common to use morsommere/morsomst
great
flott, flotte
flottere, flottest(e)
famous
berømt, berømte
mer/mest
low
lav, lavt, lave
lavere, lavest(e)
Alternative spelling: låg
high, tall
høy, høyt, høye
høyere, høyest(e)
Alternative spelling: høg
brave
modig, modige
modigere, modigst(e)
attractive
attraktiv, attraktivt, attraktive
mer/mest
dry
tørr, tørt, tørre
tørrere, tørrest(e)
wet
våt, vått, våte
våtere, våtest(e)
safe
trygg, trygt, trygge
tryggere, tryggest(e)
probable
sannsynlig, sannsynlige
ere/igst(e) OR mer/mest
possible
mulig, mulig, mulige
mer/mest
impulsive
impulsiv, impulsivt, impulsive
mer/mest
spontaneous
spontan, spontant, spontane
mer/mest
usual
vanlig, vanligt, vanlige
mer/mest
useful, helpful
nyttig, nyttige
nyttigere, nyttigst(e)
such, such as, like this, this kind of
(usually written, formal)
Demonstrative - may be pointing at or showing a picture of the thing being referred to
slik, slikt, slike
Ex. Jeg vil ha slike sko (I want shoes like this)
Ex. Slikt hender ofte (This [kind of thing] happens often)
such, such as, like this, this kind of
(usually spoken, informal)
May also refer to something/someone that is indefinite or unspecified. See second example sentence.
sånn, sånt, sånne
Ex. Sånt vær er det i dag (Such is the weather today.)
Ex. Du er visst en sånn datafrik (You must be [lit. are apparently] such a computer geek.)
simultaneous, contemporary
samtidig, samtidig, samtidige
Ex. De kom samtidig (They came at the same time.)
Ex. Mozart og Bach var samtidige (Mozart and Bach were contemporaries
large, big
stor, stort, store
større, størst
skilled, capable, good
flink, flinkt, flinke
flinkere, flinkest(e)
Ex. En kan ikke være like flink i alt (One can’t be equally good at everything)
Ex. Hun er flink med hendene sine (She is skilled with her hands.)
special, particular, peculiar
spesiell, spesielt, spesielle
mer/mest
Ex. en spesiell anledning (a special occasion)
Ex. Han er noe spesiell (he is something special)
immediate, direct
umiddelbar, umiddelbart, umiddelbare
mer/mest
Ex. en umiddelbart latter (an instant [immediate] laugh)
Ex. Jo mer umiddelbar trussel er… (the more immediate threat is….)
special, out of the ordinary
særlig, særligt, særlige
Ex. i særlige tilfeller (in special cases)
serious
seriøs, seriøst, seriøse
mer/mest
busy
travel, travelt, travle
travelere, travlest(e)
Ex. I dag var en veldig travelt dag.
