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Adjectives & Adverbs
Adjective agreement with en/ett/plural nouns, comparison with -are/-ast and adverb formation
en stor bok / ett stort hus
a big book / a big house (adjective agrees)
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Adjective adds -t before an ett-word
stora böcker
big books (plural adjective form)
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Plural adjectives typically add -a
Adjektiv före substantiv
Adjective before noun
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Same order as English
Grundform / +t / +a
Basic agreement pattern: base / ett-word / plural
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The three core adjective agreement endings
-are
comparative suffix
stor→större
bigger — added directly to the adjective stem
-ast
superlative suffix
stor→störst
biggest — the standard superlative ending
bra → bättre → bäst
good → better → best (irregular)
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One of a small set of irregular comparisons
-t adverb ending
adverbs from adjectives, often -t
snabb→snabbt
quick(adj)→quickly(adv)
mycket
very/much
MEE-ket
mycket bra = very good
lite
a little
LEE-teh
lite kallt = a bit cold