{"id":5674,"date":"2018-01-21T15:37:51","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T15:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/icelandic\/?p=5674"},"modified":"2018-04-08T15:53:42","modified_gmt":"2018-04-08T15:53:42","slug":"stigbreyting-exercises-as-promised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/icelandic\/2018\/01\/21\/stigbreyting-exercises-as-promised\/","title":{"rendered":"Stigbreyting Exercises, As Promised"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, I’m going to post some exercises for stigbreyting<\/a> that may be useful in practicing the techniques we went over in my blog in late December. Let’s jump right into it.<\/p>\n

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Fallegasta landslagi\u00f0 – by Meg Matich<\/p><\/div>\n

These questions are all drawn from the practice book accompanying\u00a0Islenska fyrir \u00fatlendinga,\u00a0<\/em>which is an excellent resource (though in Icelandic – so best if you’re at least at an A2 level.) The book itself has a glossary of major terms in Icelandic and English.<\/p>\n

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Mi\u00f0stig<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Examples: Hann er ekki eins dugleg og Kata –> Kata er duglegri en Hanna
\nJ\u00f3n er ekki eins l\u00edtill og K\u00e1ri –> K\u00e1ri er minni en J\u00f3n (l\u00edtill — minni — minnstur*)<\/p>\n

*Remember that efstastig typically takes the weak adjectival form because it’s used with an definite article (“The biggest dog”)<\/p>\n

(1) R\u00f3sin er ekki eins hv\u00edt og baldursbr\u00e1in (chamomile)<\/p>\n

(2) Stelpan er ekki eins gl\u00f6\u00f0 og str\u00e1kurinn.<\/p>\n

(3) Magn\u00fas er ekki eins sterkur og T\u00f3ti.<\/p>\n

(4) Herbergi\u00f0 er ekki eins bjart og stofan.<\/p>\n

(5) Baldur er ekki eins \u00fe\u00e6gur og \u00d3li.<\/p>\n

(6) K\u00f6tturinn er ekki eins st\u00f3r og hundurinn.<\/p>\n

(7) Gar\u00f0urinn er ekki eins n\u00fdr og h\u00fasi\u00f0.<\/p>\n

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Answers - Mi\u00f0stig<\/a><\/h4>\n
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(1) Baldursbr\u00e1in er hv\u00edtara en r\u00f3sin.<\/p>\n

(2) Str\u00e1kurinn er gla\u00f0ari en stelpan<\/p>\n

(3) T\u00f3ti er sterkari en Magn\u00fas.<\/p>\n

(4) Stofan er bjartari en herbergi\u00f0.<\/p>\n

(5) \u00d3li er \u00fe\u00e6gari en Baldur.<\/p>\n

(6) Hundurinn er st\u00e6rri en k\u00f6tturinn<\/p>\n

(7) H\u00fasi\u00f0 er n\u00fdrra en gar\u00f0urinn.<\/p>\n

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The above exercises can be repeated using efsta stig.
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Answers in efsta stig.<\/a><\/h4>\n
(1) Baldursbr\u00e1in er hv\u00edtust.<\/p>\n

(2) Str\u00e1kurinn er gla\u00f0astur.<\/p>\n

(3) T\u00f3ti er sterkastur…<\/p>\n

(4) Stofan er bjartust…<\/p>\n

(5) \u00d3li er \u00fe\u00e6gastur…<\/p>\n

(6) Hundurinn er st\u00e6rstur…<\/p>\n

(7) H\u00fasi\u00f0 er n\u00fdjast…<\/p>\n

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Efsta stig<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

For this exercise, we’ll break a little from the book and give two answers. The first is going to be the strong form of the adjective in efstastig\/superlative form; the second is going to be the weak form.<\/p>\n

To increase the complexity, you may use the pronoun form (h\u00fan, hann, \u00fea\u00f0, \u00feau, etc.) in place of the noun in the answers.<\/p>\n

Examples:
\n<\/em>–D\u00f3ri er st\u00f3r. Hinir str\u00e1karnir eru ekki eins st\u00f3rir og hann. –> (a) Hann er st\u00e6rstur af str\u00e1kunum. (b) Hann er st\u00e6rsti str\u00e1kurinn. –Birna er feimin. Hinar stelpurnar eru ekki eins feimnar og h\u00fan. \u00a0–> (a) Birna er feimnust af stelpunum. (b) Birna er feimnasta stelpan.<\/p>\n

*Note that the adjective ‘st\u00f3r’ in this instance refers back to str\u00e1karnir and not to D\u00f3ri. Hinn is a definite article that means “the other” and is used to place emphasis. Note also that the strong form of the adjective is used in this construction because it does not come before the noun, but refers back to it. Note also that the strong form of the\u00a0efsta stig<\/strong> is used in this instance because it is not attached to the noun, but also freestanding, referring back to the noun.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

(1) \u00d3li er k\u00e1tur. Hinir krakkarnir (the other children) eru ekki eins k\u00e1tir og hann.<\/p>\n

(2) Peysan er blaut. Hin f\u00f6tin eru ekki eins blaut og h\u00fan. *
\n— Like in English, Icelanders use “piece of clothing\/garment” which is fl\u00edk. So in (b), use fl\u00edk (FEM) in place of f\u00f6t.<\/p>\n

(3) Epli\u00f0 er s\u00fart. Hinir \u00e1vextirnir eru ekki eins s\u00farir og \u00fea\u00f0.<\/p>\n

(4) Halld\u00f3r er fr\u00e6gur. Hin sk\u00e1ldin eru ekki eins fr\u00e6g og hann.<\/p>\n

(5) T\u00f3matarnir eru \u00feroska\u00f0ir. Hitt gr\u00e6nmeti\u00f0 er ekki eins \u00feroska\u00f0 og \u00feeir*.
\n–Gr\u00e6nmeti declines as if in singular.<\/p>\n

(6) R\u00f3sin er falleg. Hin bl\u00f3min eru ekki eins falleg og h\u00fan.<\/p>\n

(7) Inga er lagleg (pretty). Hin b\u00f6rn eru ekki eins lagleg og h\u00fan.<\/p>\n

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Answers (a) and (b)<\/a><\/h4>\n
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(1)
\n(a) \u00d3li er k\u00e1tastur af kr\u00f6kkunum.
\n(b) \u00d3li er k\u00e1tasti krakkinn.<\/p>\n

(2)
\n(a) Peysan er blautust af f\u00f6tunum.
\n(b) Peysan er blautasta fl\u00edkin.<\/p>\n

(3)
\n(a) Epli\u00f0 er s\u00farast af \u00e1v\u00f6xtunum.
\n(b) Epli\u00f0 er s\u00farasti \u00e1v\u00f6xturinn.<\/p>\n

(4)
\n(a) Halld\u00f3r er fr\u00e6gastur af sk\u00e1ldunum.
\n(b) Halld\u00f3r er fr\u00e6gasta sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0.<\/p>\n

(5)
\n(a) T\u00f3matarnir eru \u00feroska\u00f0astir af gr\u00e6nmetinu.
\n(b) T\u00f3matarnir eru \u00feroska\u00f0asta gr\u00e6nmeti\u00f0.
\n(agreement is between gr\u00e6nmeti-\u00f0 and \u00feroska\u00f0ur)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

(6)
\n(a) R\u00f3sin er fallegust af bl\u00f3munum.
\n(b) R\u00f3sin er fallegasta bl\u00f3min.<\/p>\n

(7)
\n(a) Inga er laglegust af b\u00f6rnunum.
\n(b) Inga er laglegasta barni\u00f0.<\/p>\n

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Today, I’m going to post some exercises for stigbreyting that may be useful in practicing the techniques we went over in my blog in late December. Let’s jump right into it.   These questions are all drawn from the practice book accompanying\u00a0Islenska fyrir \u00fatlendinga,\u00a0which is an excellent resource (though in Icelandic – so best if…<\/p>\n

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