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MLW #18: Adjectives (1.1) - what are they and how do we adjust them to the different forms of nouns

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  • Aug 13
  • 3 min read

Updated: Sep 10

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Adjectives are words that describe nouns.


ett adjektiv

det adjektivet

flera adjektiv

de adjektiven



In Swedish, adjectives' suffixes change depending on whether they are:


  • describing an en- or ett- word


en stor varg (a big wolf)

ett stort träd (a big tree)



  • describing nouns in singular or plural


en stor varg (a big wolf)

flera stora vargar (several big wolves)


ett stort träd (a big tree)

flera stora träd (several big trees)



  • describing nouns in indefinite or definite form


en stor varg

den stora vargen (the big wolf)


ett stort träd

det stora trädet (the big tree)



Adjectives in the plural are the same in indefinite and definite form.


flera stora vargar

de stora vargarna (the big volves)


flera stora träd

de stora träden (the big trees)



  • placed in the sentence before the noun (attributive adjectives) or separately (predicative adjectives) if the noun is singular.


Den stora vargen tittade på mig. (The big wolf looked at me.)

Den vargen var stor. (The wolf was big.)


Det stora trädet var i skogen. (The big tree stood in the forest.)

Det trädet var stort. (The tree was big.)



However, if the noun is plural, both attributive and predicative adjectives have the same form.


De stora vargarna tittade på mig. (The big wolves looked at me.)

De vargarna var stora. (The wolves were big.)


De stora träden var i skogen. (The big trees stood in the forest.)

De träden var stora. (The trees were big.)




Exercises



  1. Adjectives are words that describe:


    A. nouns

    B. verbs

    C. adverbs



  1. Choose the correct answer:


    A. en adjektiv

    B. de adjektivet

    C. flera adjektiv



  1. Choose the correct answer (en räv, ett lejon, en skog):


A. en vacker räv (a beautiful fox)

B. ett vacker lejon (a beautiful lion)

C. en vackra skog (a beautiful forest)



  1. Choose the incorrect answer:


A. det vackra lejonet (the beautiful lion)

B. den vackra skogen (the beautiful forest)

C. den vacker räven (the beautiful fox)



  1. Choose the incorrect answer (ett träd):


A. flera vackra rävar (several beautiful foxes)

B. flera vacker skogar (several beautiful forests)

C. flera vackra träd (several beautiful trees)



  1. Choose the incorrect answer:


A. de vackra rävarna (the beautiful foxes)

B. de vackert lejonen (the beautiful lions)

C. de vackra skogarna (the beautiful forests)



  1. Choose the correct answer (en varg):


A. De rävarna var vackra. (The foxes were beautiful.)

B. De vargarna var stor. (The wolves were big.)

C. De skogarna var grönt. (The forests were green.)



  1. Choose the correct answer:


A. Den räven var vackra. (The fox were beautiful.)

B. Den vargen var stort. (The wolf was big.)

C. Den skogen var grön. (The forest was green.)



  1. Choose the correct answer (en stig):


A. Det trädet var vacker. (The tree was beautiful.)

B. De lejonen var stor. (The lions were big.)

C. Den stigen var bred. (The pathway was wide.)



  1. Det är en ___________ skog. (It is a big forest.)


A. stor

B. stort

C. stora




Correct answers



  1. Adjectives are words that describe:


    A. nouns

    B. verbs

    C. adverbs



  1. Choose the correct answer:


    A. en adjektiv (ett adjektiv)

    B. de adjektivet (de adjektiven)

    C. flera adjektiv



  1. Choose the correct answer (en räv, ett lejon, en skog):


A. en vacker räv

B. ett vacker lejon (ett vackert lejon)

C. en vackra skog (en vacker skog)



  1. Choose the incorrect answer:


A. det vackra lejonet

B. den vackra skogen

C. den vacker räven (den vackra räven)



  1. Choose the incorrect answer (ett träd):


A. flera vackra rävar

B. flera vacker skogar (flera vackra skogar)

C. flera vackra träd



  1. Choose the incorrect answer:


A. de vackra rävarna

B. de vackert lejonen (de vackra lejonen)

C. de vackra skogarna



  1. Choose the correct answer (en varg):


A. De rävarna var vackra.

B. De vargarna var stor. (De vargarna var stora.)

C. De skogarna var grönt. (De skogarna var gröna.)



  1. Choose the correct answer:


A. Den räven var vackra. (Den räven var vacker.)

B. Den vargen var stort. (Den vargen var stor.)

C. Den skogen var grön.



  1. Choose the correct answer (en stig):


A. Det trädet var vacker. (Det trädet var vackert.)

B. De lejonen var stor. (De lejonen var stora.)

C. Den stigen var bred.



  1. Det är en ___________ skog.


A. stor

B. stort

C. stora



 
 
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