{"id":210,"date":"2010-04-22T12:14:02","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T10:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weblog.bergersen.net\/michelle\/?p=210"},"modified":"2013-06-06T17:01:01","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T15:01:01","slug":"comparitives-and-superlatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weblog.bergersen.net\/michelle\/2010\/04\/comparitives-and-superlatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparatives  and Superlatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This was a resource I could not find anywhere else. List of Adjectives and their compartive and superlatives.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Comparitives and superlatives are words used to compare things and show which are &#8220;more&#8221; of or &#8220;the most&#8221; of something. For example:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>ADJECTIVE<\/td>\n<td>COMPARITIVE<\/td>\n<td>SUPERLATIVE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>English<\/em><\/td>\n<td>cold<\/td>\n<td>colder<\/td>\n<td>coldest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Norsk<\/em><\/td>\n<td>kald<\/td>\n<td>kaldere<\/td>\n<td>kaldest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Which looks nice and simple and used in sentences is nice and simple; for this word.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I am cold<\/li>\n<li>He is colder<\/li>\n<li>She is coldest<\/li>\n<li>She is colder than me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Norwegian that is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jeg er kald<\/li>\n<li>Han er kaldere.<\/li>\n<li>Hun er kaldest<\/li>\n<li>Hun er kaldere enn meg.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Where it gets interesting is the same place it gets intersting in english. Where not all words follow the pattern above of adding <strong>ere<\/strong> and <strong>est <\/strong>to the adjective to form the compartive and superlative forms. For example:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>ADJECTIVE<\/td>\n<td>COMPARITIVE<\/td>\n<td>SUPERLATIVE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>English<\/em><\/td>\n<td>good<\/td>\n<td>better<\/td>\n<td>best<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Norsk<\/em><\/td>\n<td>god<\/td>\n<td>bedre<\/td>\n<td>best<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>English<\/em><\/td>\n<td>practical<\/td>\n<td>more practical<\/td>\n<td>most practical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Norsk<\/em><\/td>\n<td>praktisk<\/td>\n<td>mer praktisk<\/td>\n<td>mest praktisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>I thought there must be a list of these somewhere, but I looked in my text book and asked my teacher for a list and looked online and have not found one. So I have been collecting them as I come across them and making a full list I can refer to when I get stuck. People in clas have asked for copies of this so I thought I would put it up here for you too.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>ADJECTIVE<\/td>\n<td>COMPARITIVE<\/td>\n<td>SUPERLATIVE<\/td>\n<td>English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>absolutt<\/td>\n<td>mer absolutt<\/td>\n<td>mest absolutt<\/td>\n<td><em>absolute<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>alvorlig<\/td>\n<td>mer alvorlig \/ alvorligere<\/td>\n<td>mest alvorlig \/ alvorligst<\/td>\n<td><em>serious, earnest<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>bakkete<\/td>\n<td>mer bakkete<\/td>\n<td>mest bakkete<\/td>\n<td><em>hilly<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>bekymringsverdig<\/td>\n<td>mer bekymringsverdig<\/td>\n<td>mest bekymringsverdig<\/td>\n<td><em>&#8211;<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>blakk<\/td>\n<td>blakkere<\/td>\n<td>blakkest<\/td>\n<td><em>pale, broke, penniless <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>blek<\/td>\n<td>blekere<\/td>\n<td>blekest<\/td>\n<td><em>pale<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>bra<\/td>\n<td>bedre<\/td>\n<td>best<\/td>\n<td><em>good, fine<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>f\u00e5<\/td>\n<td>f\u00e6rre<\/td>\n<td>F\u00e6rrest<\/td>\n<td><em>few<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>fin<\/td>\n<td>finere<\/td>\n<td>finest<\/td>\n<td><em>fine, choice<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>gammel<\/td>\n<td>eldre<\/td>\n<td>eldst<\/td>\n<td><em>old<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>gjerne<\/td>\n<td>heller<\/td>\n<td>helst<\/td>\n<td><em>gladly<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>god<\/td>\n<td>bedre<\/td>\n<td>best<\/td>\n<td><em>good<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>gr\u00f8nn<\/td>\n<td>gr\u00f8nnere<\/td>\n<td>gr\u00f8nnest<\/td>\n<td><em>green<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ille<\/td>\n<td>verre<\/td>\n<td>verst<\/td>\n<td><em>bad<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>interessant<\/td>\n<td>mer interessant<\/td>\n<td>mest interessant<\/td>\n<td><em>interesting<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>kald<\/td>\n<td>kaldere<\/td>\n<td>kaldest<\/td>\n<td><em>cold<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>kaotisk<\/td>\n<td>mer kaotisk<\/td>\n<td>mest kaotisk<\/td>\n<td><em>chaotic<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>lang<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">langre<\/span> lengre<\/td>\n<td>lengst<\/td>\n<td><em>long (distance)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>lenge<\/td>\n<td>lenger<\/td>\n<td>lengst<\/td>\n<td><em>long (time)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>lett<\/td>\n<td>lettere<\/td>\n<td>lettest<\/td>\n<td><em>light (weight)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>levende<\/td>\n<td>mer levende<\/td>\n<td>mest levende<\/td>\n<td><em>living<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>mange<\/td>\n<td>flere<\/td>\n<td>flest<\/td>\n<td><em>many<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>morsom<\/td>\n<td>morsommere<\/td>\n<td>morsomst<\/td>\n<td><em>funny<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>mye<\/td>\n<td>mer<\/td>\n<td>mest<\/td>\n<td><em>more<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>oppr\u00f8rsk<\/td>\n<td>mer oppr\u00f8rsk<\/td>\n<td>mest oppr\u00f8rsk<\/td>\n<td><em>rebellious<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>nye<\/td>\n<td>nyere<\/td>\n<td>nyeste<\/td>\n<td><em>new<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>pen<\/td>\n<td>penere<\/td>\n<td>penest<\/td>\n<td><em>pretty<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>praktisk<\/td>\n<td>mer praktisk<\/td>\n<td>mest praktisk<\/td>\n<td><em>pratical<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>snill<\/td>\n<td>snillere<\/td>\n<td>snillest<\/td>\n<td><em>kind<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>stor<\/td>\n<td>st\u00f8rre<\/td>\n<td>st\u00f8rst<\/td>\n<td><em>big<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>tung<\/td>\n<td>tyngre<\/td>\n<td>tyngst<\/td>\n<td><em>heavy<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ung<\/td>\n<td>yngre<\/td>\n<td>yngst<\/td>\n<td><em>young<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>vond<\/td>\n<td>verre<\/td>\n<td>verst<\/td>\n<td><em>painful<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u00c3\u00b8verst<\/td>\n<td><em>top, upper, highest<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>This list is not everything. If you know some that are not here please let me know, and I will add them.<\/p>\n<p><em>Remember to match the adjective with the gender of the noun it is describing. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>I hope this list is as much help to you as it has been to me and my classmates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was a resource I could not find anywhere else. List of Adjectives and their compartive and superlatives. Comparitives and superlatives are words used to compare things and show which are &#8220;more&#8221; of or &#8220;the most&#8221; of something. For example: ADJECTIVE COMPARITIVE SUPERLATIVE English cold colder coldest Norsk kald kaldere kaldest Which looks nice and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weblog.bergersen.net\/michelle\/2010\/04\/comparitives-and-superlatives\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Comparatives  and Superlatives&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[19,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amature-norwegian-lessons","category-norwegian-grammar"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7q5gi-3o","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":172,"url":"https:\/\/weblog.bergersen.net\/michelle\/2010\/04\/think\/","url_meta":{"origin":210,"position":0},"title":"Think","author":"Michelle","date":"6 April 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"An english dictionary says that think means: transitive verb thought, thinking think\u00e2\u20ac\u00b2\u00c2\u00b7ing to form or have in the mind; conceive thinking good thoughts to hold in one's opinion; judge; consider many think her charming to believe; surmise; expect they think they can come to determine, resolve, work out, etc. by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Amature Norwegian Lessons&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Amature Norwegian Lessons","link":"https:\/\/weblog.bergersen.net\/michelle\/category\/amature-norwegian-lessons\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":62,"url":"https:\/\/weblog.bergersen.net\/michelle\/2009\/11\/surprised\/","url_meta":{"origin":210,"position":1},"title":"Surprised!?!","author":"Michelle","date":"14 November 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"When I moved to Norway I expected to be surprised by some things. 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