# Introduction to Nynorsk/Adjectives
## Regular adjectives

The adjectives with a regular inflection come in five major classes, which will be introduced in the tables below.
a1 :
| masculine | feminine | neuter | definite singular | plural | comparative | indef. superlative | def. superlative |
| turr$^1$ | turr$^1$ | turt | turre | turre | turrare | turrast | turraste |
| dry | dry | dry | dry | dry | drier | driest | (the) driest |
    1:The parallel form tørr is more common in use, while turr is the traditional form.
a2 :
| masculine | feminine | neuter | definite singular | plural | comparative | indef. superlative | def. superlative |
| norsk | norsk | norsk | norske | norske | meir norsk | mest norsk | den/det mest norske |
| Norwegian | Norwegian | Norwegian | Norwegian | Norwegian | more Norwegian | most Norwegian | the most Norwegian |
a3 :
| masculine | feminine | neuter | definite singular | plural | comparative | indef. superlative | def. superlative |
| direkte | direkte | direkte | direkte | direkte | meir direkte | mest direkte | den/det mest direkte |
| direct | direct | direct | direct | direct | more direct | most direct | the most direct |
a4 :
| masculine | feminine | neuter | definite singular | plural | comparative | indef. superlative | def. superlative |
| vaken | vaken | vake or vakent | vakne | vakne | meir vaken | mest vaken | den/det mest vakne |
| awake | awake | awake | awake | awake | more awake | most awake | the most awake |
Note that the -are, -ast, -aste comparative and superlative inflection may also be used for this class. It might vary from adjective to adjective which inflection is the most common one.
a5 :
| masculine | feminine | neuter | definite singular | plural | comparative | indef. superlative | def. superlative |
| frosen | frosen | frose | frosne | frosne | meir frosen | mest frosen | den/det mest frosne |
| frozen | frozen | frozen | frozen | frozen | more frozen | most frozen | the most frozen |
What separates a5 from a4, is that a5 is derived from the past participles of verbs. Just as with a4, the -are, -ast, -aste comparative and superlative inflection may also be used for this class.

## Irregular adjectives

Several adjectives have an irregular inflection. Note, however, that parts of their inflection typically are regular.
stor :
| masculine | feminine | neuter | definite singular | plural | comparative | indef. superlative | def. superlative |
| stor | stor | stort | store | store | større | størst | største |
| large | large | large | large | large | larger | largest | (the) largest |
In this case, the irregularity is the fact that the root vowel changes (o →‎ ø) while the -are, -ast(e) suffixes are not used.
gamal :
| masculine | feminine | neuter | definite singular | plural | comparative | indef. superlative | def. superlative |
| gam(m)al | gam(m)al | gam(m)alt | gamle | gamle | eldre | eldst | eldste |
| old | old | old | old | old | older | oldest | (the) oldest |
god :
| masculine | feminine | neuter | definite singular | plural | comparative | indef. superlative | def. superlative |
| god | god | godt | gode | gode | betre | best | beste |
| good | good | good | good | good | better | best | (the) best |
This adjective was highly irregular (just as with the previous one, the root isn't kept for the last forms), but, the irregularity is almost identical to the English one!
liten :
| masculine | feminine | neuter | definite singular | plural | comparative | indef. superlative | def. superlative |
| liten | lita | lite | litle or vesle | små or småe | mindre | minst | minste |
| little | little | little | little | little | smaller | smallest | (the) smallest |
This adjective also has some similarity with its English counterpart, but it is, nonetheless, inflected in quite a different manner.
mykje :
| masculine | feminine | neuter | definite singular | plural | comparative | indef. superlative | def. superlative |
| mykje | mykje | mykje | mykje | mykje | meir | mest | det/den mest |
| much | much | much | much | much | more | most | the most |
ung :
| masculine | feminine | neuter | definite singular | plural | comparative | indef. superlative | def. superlative |
| ung | ung | ungt | unge | unge | yngre | yngst | yngste |
| young | young | young | young | young | younger | youngest | (the) youngest |
få :
| definite singular | plural | comparative | indef. superlative | def. superlative |
| få or fåe | få or fåe | færre | færrast | færraste |
| few | few | fewer | fewest | (the) fewest |
verre :
| comparative | indef. superlative | def. superlative |
| verre | verst | verste |
| worse | worst | (the) worst |
This adjective can be employed as degree forms of vond and dårleg (both meaning, among other things, "bad"), although both those adjectives have such forms of their own.
øvre :
| comparative | indef. superlative | def. superlative |
| øvre | øvst | øvste |
| upper | upmost | (the) upmost |
Note the regularity of the defininte superlative being equal to indefinite superlative + e, just as with e.g. a1 (for all adjectives not employing det/den).