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bers have the same form (the plural form)
:
sing. c. g.,
lange; sing. n. g., lange; pi., lange.
Note. There are some irregularities in forming the
neuter and the plural; these will be taken up later.
Singular.
STRONG DECLENSION.
Plural.
1. c. g., en lang lekse lange lekser
n. g., et langt brev lange brev
2. c. g., en stor bok store b0ker
n. g., et stort hus (house) store hus
3. c. g., en varm dag varme dage
n. g., et varmt vaerelse varme vaerelser
(room)
Drill i. Give the strong declension of the following adjectives.
(Model: lang langt lange): ny, new; sterk, strong;
1
svak, weak; kold [koll ], cold; het, hot; hel, whole; rund
[runn], round; ung, young; bred 2 [bre], broad; smal, narrow.
Note i. d is assimilated with 1 to form 11. Similarly
d is assimilated with n to form nn (exceptions).
Note 2. d is silent, but may be pronounced when plural
c is added.
15. The strong forms are employed when the
adjective is used (a) as a predicate adjective, and
(b) as an attributive modifier of a noun not preceded
by any other limiting word.
1. a. Dagen er lang. 4. a. Dagene er lange.
b. Dei er en lang dag. b. leg skriver lange
2. a. Brevet er langt. brev.
3.
b. Det er et langt brev. 5 a. Husene er store.
a. Huset er stort. b. Vi har store hus.
b. Det er et stort hus.
Drill. i. Use the adjective varm (warm, hot) in examples
i and 3.
2. Use the adjective hvit (2, 4) in examples 3 and 5.