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If you don’t know what are the Norwegian adjectives and how to use them, please read the previous posts:
- Learn About Norwegian Adjectives Part 1 – Hankjønn
- Learn About Norwegian Adjectives Part 2 – Hunkjønn
- Learn About Norwegian Adjectives Part 3 – Intetkjønn
| Positiv | Komparativ | Superlativ |
|
fin
Bilen min er fin.
My car is nice. |
finere
Bilen min er finere enn din.
My car is nicer than yours. |
finest
Bilen min er finest.
My car is the nicest. |
You can see the comparative adjectives marked in bold in the above example. Check the English translations so you can understand how they are used in the sentences.
| Positiv | Komparativ | Superlativ |
|
Bilen min er ny.
My car is new. |
Bilen min er nyere enn din.
My car is newer than yours. |
Bilen min er nyest.
My car is the newest. |
|
Bilen min er rød.
My car is red. |
Bilen min er rødere enn din.
My car is redder than yours. |
Bilen min er rødest.
My car is the reddest. |
|
Bilen min er hvit.
My car is white. |
Bilen min er hvitere enn din.
My car is whiter than yours. |
Bilen min er hvitest.
My car is the whitest. |
|
Bilen min er billig.
My car is cheap. |
Bilen min er billigere enn din.
My car is cheaper than yours. |
Bilen min er billigst.
My car is the cheapest. |
|
Bilen min er moderne.
My car is modern. |
Bilen min er mer moderne enn din.
My car is more modern than yours. |
Bilen min er den mest moderne.
My car is the most modern. |
Note that the superlativ form can change a bit based on comparisons as shown below.
| Positiv | Komparativ | Superlativ |
|
Bilen min er ny.
My car is new. |
Bilen min er nyere enn din.
My car is newer than yours. |
Bilen min er nyeste i hele byen.
My car is the newest in the whole town. |
As you can see above, an e may be added to the adjective in the superlativ form.
Here are some rules you can follow when using adjectives for comparison.
1. Most of the adjectives are used for comparison as shown below.
| Positiv | Komparativ | Superlativ |
| fin(nice) | finere(nicer) | finest(nicest) |
| ny(new) | nyere(newer) | nyest(newest) |
| rød(red) | rødere(redder) | rødest(reddest) |
| hvit(white) | hvitere(whiter) | hvitest(whitest) |
| dyr(dear) | dyrere(dearer) | dyrest(dearest) |
| snill(kind) | snillere(kinder) | snillest(kindest) |
| rik(rich) | rikere(richer) | rikest(richest) |
| pen(pretty) | penere(prettier) | penest(prettiest) |
2. Adjectives ending in ig do not use an e in the superlativ as shown below.
| Positiv | Komparativ | Superlativ |
| billig(cheap) | billigere(cheaper) | billigst(cheapest) |
| hyggelig(nice) | hyggeligere(nicer) | hyggeligst(nicest) |
| koselig(cozy) | koseligere(cozier) | koseligst(coziest) |
3. Some adjectives change vowels in the komparativ and superlativ forms as shown below.
| Positiv | Komparativ | Superlativ |
| få(few) | færre(fewer) | færrest(fewest) |
| lang(long) | lengre(longer) | lengst(longest) |
| stor(big) | større(bigger) | størst(biggest) |
| tung(heavy) | tyngre(heavier) | tyngst(heaviest) |
| ung(young) | yngre(younger) | yngst(youngest) |
4. Some adjectives change completely between the comparative forms as shown below.
| Positiv | Komparativ | Superlativ |
| gammel(old) | eldre(older) | eldst(oldest) |
| god(god) | bedre(better) | best(best) |
| vond(bad) | verre(worse) | verst(worst) |
| liten/lita/lite/små(small) | mindre(smaller) | minst(smallest) |
| mange(many) | flere(several) | flest(most) |
| mye(much) | mer(more) | mest(most) |
| nær(near) | nærmere(nearer) | nærmest(nearest) |
5. Some adjectives are too large to add any endings. So they are used with mer or mest as shown below.
| Positiv | Komparativ | Superlativ |
| moderne(modern) | mer moderne | mest moderne |
| gammeldags(old fashioned) | mer gammeldags | mest gammeldags |
| tungvint(cumbersome) | mer tungvint | mest tungvint |
| lettvint(easy) | mer lettvint | mest lettvint |
| rotete(messy) | mer rotete | mest rotete |
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