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Adjectives with no Normal FormsCertain adjectives exist only in the Comparative and Superlative Forms. Non-existent Normal forms are given in brackets. Normal Comparative Superlative (norður) nyðri nyrstur (North) (suður) syðri syðstur (South)(austur) eystri austastur (East)(vestur) vestri vestastur (West) (aftur) aftari aftastur (back)(fram) fremri fremstur (front)(fjarri) firri firstur (far)(nær) nærri næstur (near) (for,fyrir) fyrri fyrstur (for/former/first)(síð) síðari síðastur (latest)(síð) síðri sístur (worst) (handan) handari handastur (far off)(heim) heimari heimastur (near home)(heldur) heldri helstur (good) (hægur) hægri - (right)( - ) vinstri - (left) (inn) innri innstur (inner/innermost)(út) ytri ystur (outer/outermost)(niður) neðri neðstur (low)(of) efri efstur (up) (sjaldan) sjaldnari sjaldnastur (rare) hindri histur (late) skárri skástur (bearable) æðri æðtur (superior/supreme)Non-Declinable Adjectives A small number of adjectives are not declinable, most end in "-a":
Adverbs
Adverbs Derived From Adjectives Many adverbs are formed from the stem of the corresponding adjective by adding the -a suffix. E.g. regluleg/ur (regular) gives regluleg/a (regularly); drengileg/ur (brave) gives drengileg/a (bravely), etc. Such adverbs have degrees of comparison: prýðilega -- prýðilegar -- prýðilegast Some have different suffixes: lengi -- lengur -- lengst -- for a long while; fram -- fremur -- fremst -- forward/preferably/most of all; nærri -- nær -- næst -- nearly/almost/next. Back to the Top. Neuter Adjectives Used As Adverbs Some adjectives in the neuter form are used directly as adverbs. Examples are given below, together with methods of comparison. bágt - bágar/a - bágast (difficult)hart - harðar/a - harðast (hard)hátt - hærra - hæst (highly)langt - lengra - lengst (long, far)seint - seinna - seinast (late)Irregular Comparison of Adverbs gjarna/n - heldur - helst (gladly/willingly)illa - verr - verst (badly)lítt - midur - minnst (little)lítið - minna - minst (little)mjög - meir - mest (very)snemma - fyrr - fyrst (soon/early)vel - betur - best (well)
Adverbs of Time nú/þá/lengri -- now/then/for a long time; aldrei/sjaldan/stundum/oft/(alltaf/ávalt) -- never/seldom/sometimes/often/always. Adverbs of Place hingað -- hér/na -- héðan -- to here/here/from here; þangað -- þar/na -- þaðan -- to there/there/from there; hvert -- hvar -- hvaðan -- where to/where/where from;. úti -- inni -- out(side)/in(side); ofan -- undan -- fyrir -- heima -- down(from above)/before/in front of/at home. Date: 2016-01-03; view: 923
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