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den årlige mannen, the honest man
den ärliga quinnan, the honest woman
den ärliga barnet, the honest child.

2. If the adjective is used as an adverb, it remains unchanged in the masculine and feminine; but it takes at in the neuter, as:

mannen är ärlig, the man is honest
quinnan är ärlig, the woman is honest
barnet är ärligt, the child is honest.

3. If the adjectives end in en, they change it into et in the neuter, as:

trogen, faithful, neut. troget.

Adjectives ending in a and t do not change in the neuter, but those ending in i and a, add in the neuter two tt's.

4. If adjectives ending in ad are placed with the definite article before a substantive they add e for all genders. Those ending in el, er, en, drop the e of the root, when the termination is in e and a, as:

vacker, pretty: den vackra flickan, the pretty girl. If a fu preceds these terminations, the v is also dropped, as: changes into dufna

dufven
liten (little)
gammal (old)

lille

gamle.

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5. The adjective has always the same termination in the Plural which it has in the Singular with the definite article, as:

den vackra flickan, Plur. vackra flickor

with the article: de vackra flickorna.

6. The following form their Plural irregularly: as:
mycken, much - Plur. månge (a)

liten, little

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Examples.

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Han har bortlagt den förhatliga spelsjukan. tiden bli handtverkarne så sturska, som om de vore baroner. Du ville bli en präktig herre. Vi äro af ett annat slägte än de. Det vore roligt om jag kunde föra hit min aktningsvärda vän. Min lilla flicka! Den unga menniskan. Han välsignar sin okände välgörare. Hvad är det der för afskyvärda upptåg. Alla svarta moln äro inte åskmoln. En gammal bekant. Den gamle vännen. Barnet är artigt. - Det artiga

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Den vackra flickan.

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råd. Det kloka barnets uppförande.

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uppförande. En kloks råd. — En döf qvinna.

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22. Exercises.

The sad girl. The child is pale. A despairing' father. I am quiet and cold. The wind is cold. The child is quiet. The new fraud. With deep voice". Great God. He stands like stone. He goes out of 10 the door" at the right12. He enters 13 violently 14. The violent man. The rough 15 bear1. The behaviour of prudent" men. The rational 18 behaviour of prudent men. The deck 19 is clean. The ripe 20 ear 21.

1 förtviflad. 2 lugn. 3 kall. 4 ny. 5 svek n. 6 djup. 7 stämma.

8 han står. 9 förstenad.
ger. 13 han kommer in.
18 förnuftig. 19 däck n.

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10 han går ut genom. 11 dörr. 14 häftig. 15 luden. 16 björn. 17 klok. 20 mogen. 21 ax. n.

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Comparison of Adjectives.

The Comparative is formed by adding are, the Superlative by adding ast to the Positive, as:

Positive.

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Superlative. friast, most free

ringa, small ringare, smaller -ringast, smallest.

With the article the superlative adds an e, as:

den friaste mannen den friaste qvinnan, etc.

Note 1. Some adjectives ending in f take in the Comparative and Superlative an additional v; those in m double it, and those in el, en, er, drop the e.

2. Adjectives ending in isk and ad form their Comparative by mer (mera), more, and mest, most, as: behjertad, courageous mer behjertad, more courageous mest behjertad, most courageous.

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folket.

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Han är slugare än jag, men min bror är den slu

gaste. Hon är den skönaste flickan. Gud är den mägtigste herrskaren.

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De vackraste qvinnor.

Den styfvaste arbetaren.

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Exercises.

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I am better than he. He is my worst enemy. He is older than I, but I am calmer than he. My eldest daughter is younger than his youngest son. He is the most pious man in the town'. He is ruder than you. The heaviest load3. The highest price. Most men. The noblest gentleman and the lowest workman. The smallest fault. I saw more men in the street". The worst scamp. The nearest house. A more agreeable society 10. The surest " bail 12. The bravest soldier. I gave 13 the book to the most beloved" friend.

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8 gosse. 9 angenämt.
löftesman. 13 jag gaf.

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Note. Du, is only used to relations and intimate friends.

Ni, is used for "you" in conversation

om Ni vill, if you will.

dem, sig, them.

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