From: Arlie Stephens
Message: 2819
Date: 2003-03-22
>I was hoping someone with better knowledge would post on this one.
> Yes, but when an adjective is used for a definite noun
> (ex. "Konungrinn"), the adjective has a special ending, as it is
> said in lesson 3 :
>
> "Be careful thus, not to use the forms above with a definite noun,
> for that is (under normal circumstances) wrong.
> The definite declension of adjectives is not presented here yet,
> since it is modelled on a noun declension not yet introduced."
>
> So it is that definite declension I would like to know.
> --- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, alex@... wrote:--
> > I'm a newbie at this, so I'm not entirely sure but I'm
> > pretty sure the way you say "The king is evil" would be
> > something to the extent of "Konungrinn er illr". In
> > this phrase, Konungr is the nominative subject, thus
> > you add the "r" to the end. To make a noun definite,
> > you simply add the suffix "-inn" to it. Make sense?
> >
> > Your question was-------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > Hi, i begin to work on the lessons few weeks ago, and
> > now i'm on the
> > lesson 5. But I would limke to know how to use
> > adjective with
> > definite nouns. For example, we say "Konungr er illr"
> > for "a king
> > is evil", but how we say "The king is evil" ?????? In
> > the lessons,
> > for now, we have :
> >
> > indef.
> > nom. +r +ir
> > acc. +an +a
> > dat. +um +um
> >
> > but what is the part for definite??
> >
> > thank for your help