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Rh Adjectives ending in t, preceded by a consonant, do not take another t in the neuter, as salt, m. f., salt, n. 'salt.'

Adjectives ending in a vowel double the t in the neuter; as, fri, fritt, n., 'free;' ny, nytt, n., 'new.'

Adjectives ending in al, el, en, er, drop the a or e where this vowel occurs in the declension of the word, as in gammal, 'old,' which changes to gamle (a), while trogen, 'faithful,' tapper, 'brave,' etc., change to trogne (a), tappre (a), etc.

Some adjectives are indeclinable; as, bra, 'good;' öde, 'waste;' gängse, 'usual.'

Adjectives may be used in the sense of nouns; as, den tappre, 'the brave (man);' den vackra, 'the charming (woman);' det ädla, 'the noble (act, thing).'

The degrees of comparison are expressed by adding to the positive form are or re, and ast or st; as—




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 * stark, strong, || starkare, stronger, || starkast, strongest.
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 * hög, high, || högre, higher, || högst, highest.
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Mera or mer, 'more,' and mest, 'most,' may be used as in English to express comparison, and this more especially where the adjective has a participle form; as,—




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 * godhjertad, good-hearted, || mera godhjertad, || mest godhertad
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Many adjectives are wholly irregular; as—