gr\u00f6na<\/strong> = green when used with plural nouns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nSeems simple enough. \u201cBut wait!\u201d<\/em> you may say. \u201cIt\u2019s not that simple!\u201d<\/em>There are bunches and bunches of \u201cirregular\u201d adjectives, which do what they please. In some forms they change, or they don\u2019t, or they change in a whole different way altogether.<\/p>\n
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Here are some examples:<\/p>\n
\n liten<\/strong> = small, with \u201cen<\/strong>\u201d words, indefinite<\/li>\n litet<\/strong> = small, with \u201cett<\/strong>\u201d words, indefinite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nbut get this:<\/p>\n
\n sm\u00e5<\/strong> = small, with plural words<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nNow, how\u2019s that for funky, huh?<\/p>\n
\nkort<\/strong> = short, with \u201cen<\/strong>\u201d words, indefinite<\/li>\n kort<\/strong> = short, with \u201cett<\/strong>\u201d words, indefinite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nand finally:<\/p>\n
\n korta<\/strong> = short, with plural nouns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAdjectives \u201cl\u00e4tt<\/strong>\u201d and \u201ctr\u00f6tt<\/strong>\u201d behave in the same way:<\/p>\n\n l\u00e4tt\/ l\u00e4tt\/ l\u00e4tta<\/strong> = easy, light<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nand<\/p>\n
\ntr\u00f6tt\/ tr\u00f6tt\/ tr\u00f6tta<\/strong> = tired<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAmong the most common nouns used every day, there is one serious oddity, and that is \u201cbra<\/strong>\u201d (good). Bra<\/strong> always stays the same, no matter the noun, like this:<\/p>\n\n en bra film<\/strong> = a good film<\/li>\n ett bra job<\/strong> = a good job<\/li>\n bra bocker<\/strong> = good books<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThen there are some adjectives that change like they\u2019re supposed to, however they do it in a slightly offbeat way. Take a look:<\/p>\n
\n gammal<\/strong> = old (en<\/strong> nouns, indefinite)<\/li>\n gammalt<\/strong> = old (ett<\/strong> nouns, indefinite)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nbut watch this:<\/p>\n
\n gamla<\/strong> = old (plural nouns)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nOr this one:<\/p>\n
\n vacker<\/strong> = beautiful (en<\/strong> nouns, indefinite)<\/li>\n vackert<\/strong> = beautiful (ett<\/strong> nouns, indefinite)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nbut something happens here:<\/p>\n
\n vackra<\/strong> = beautiful (plural)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTo make it even more confusing, that \u201cplural\u201d adjective form is also used for definite nouns, both \u201cen<\/strong>\u201d and \u201cett<\/strong>\u201d. But we\u2019ll discuss it in another post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It’s grammar time today, because we can’t have just fun and games all the time. I want you to learn something really useful here, even if only occasionally. \ud83d\ude42 When talking about \u201cjobbig\u201d I briefly mentioned the rules regarding Swedish adjectives. That when an adjective describes an \u201cett\u201d noun, it gets a \u201c-t\u201d ending. And…<\/p>\n
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