1.4 Special Patterns
While most adjectives follow the basic pattern, many do not.
Special Patterns |
Masculine/ Feminine |
Neuter |
Plural |
| Adjectives ending in -{l}ig or -sk do not add -t in the neuter form: | hyggelig (pleasant) | hyggelig | hyggelige |
| norsk (Norwegian) fantastisk (fantastic) |
norsk fantastisk |
norske fantastiske |
|
| or consonant + -t | svart (black) flott (superb) |
svart flott |
svarte flotte |
| Exceptions: | frisk (fresh) fersk (fresh) |
friskt ferskt |
friske ferske |
| Adjectives ending in a double consonant drop one before adding -t | grønn (green) stygg (nasty, ugly) |
grønt stygt |
grønne stygge |
| Most adjectives ending in a stressed vowel add -tt in the neuter form | ny (new) fri (free) blå (blue) grå (gray) |
nytt fritt blått grått |
nye frie blå* grå* |
*no plural ending