1.17 Comparative and Superlative: Mer/mest
Many “complicated” adjectives, compound words or those formed from verbs use “mer” and “mest”. Where possible, the base adjective is declined for gender and number. NB! The use of “mer” and “mest” does not correspond reliably with similar usage in English!
Positive form |
Comparative form |
Superlative Form |
| interessant (interesting) |
mer interessant enn (more interesting than) |
mest interessant (most interesting) |
| komplisert (complicated) |
mer komplisert enn (more complicated than) |
mest komplisert (most complicated) |
| gammeldags (old fashioned) |
mer gammeldags enn (more old fashioned than) |
mest gammeldags (most old fashioned) |
| sjøsyk (sjøsykt, sjøsyke) (seasick) |
mer sjøsyk enn (mer sjøsykt, mer sjøsyke) (more seasick than) |
mest sjøsyk (mest sjøsykt, mest sjøsyke) (most seasick) |
| spennende (exciting) |
mer spennende enn (more exciting than) |
mest spennende (most exciting) |
| opptatt (busy) |
mer opptatt enn (busier than) |
mest opptatt (busiest) |