Difference between revisions of "Language/Swedish/Grammar/Adjectives"
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Adjective: beautiful | Adjective: beautiful | ||
A '''beautiful''' house. | *A '''beautiful''' house. | ||
A '''beautiful''' girl. | *A '''beautiful''' girl. | ||
Two '''beautiful''' paintings. | *Two '''beautiful''' paintings. | ||
The adjective doesn't change! | The adjective doesn't change! | ||
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Adjective: vacker | Adjective: vacker | ||
Ett '''vackert''' hus. <-- a -t is added because "hus" is an "ett-word" | *Ett '''vackert''' hus. <-- a -t is added because "hus" is an "ett-word" | ||
En '''vacker''' flicka. <-- the adjective does not need to be conjugated when describing "en-words" | *En '''vacker''' flicka. <-- the adjective does not need to be conjugated when describing "en-words" | ||
Två '''vackra''' tavlor. <-- we remove -er and add -ra, to show that this word is in plural. | *Två '''vackra''' tavlor. <-- we remove -er and add -ra, to show that this word is in plural. | ||
Let's look at another example: | Let's look at another example: | ||
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Adjective: stor (eng: big) | Adjective: stor (eng: big) | ||
<u>Ett</u> '''stort''' bord. (eng: a big table) | *<u>Ett</u> '''stort''' bord. (eng: a big table) | ||
<u>En</u> '''stor''' skola. (eng: a big school) | *<u>En</u> '''stor''' skola. (eng: a big school) | ||
<u>Två</u> '''stora''' hästar. (eng: two big horses) | *<u>Två</u> '''stora''' hästar. (eng: two big horses) | ||
Can you tell the difference now? | Can you tell the difference now? | ||
Revision as of 12:58, 1 November 2016
Alert: Before you take this lesson you should take the lesson on Swedish nouns (Ett or Enn)!
In Swedish, the adjectives are conjugated depending on the noun that is being described.
First, see this English example:
Adjective: beautiful
- A beautiful house.
- A beautiful girl.
- Two beautiful paintings.
The adjective doesn't change!
Now, look at the Swedish example:
Adjective: vacker
- Ett vackert hus. <-- a -t is added because "hus" is an "ett-word"
- En vacker flicka. <-- the adjective does not need to be conjugated when describing "en-words"
- Två vackra tavlor. <-- we remove -er and add -ra, to show that this word is in plural.
Let's look at another example:
Adjective: stor (eng: big)
- Ett stort bord. (eng: a big table)
- En stor skola. (eng: a big school)
- Två stora hästar. (eng: two big horses)
Can you tell the difference now?