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===Adjectives===

Like nouns, adjectives may be strong or weak. Most adjectives have both forms. The strong forms are used attributively (''happy people'') and predicatively (''they are happy''), while the weak forms are used nominally (''the happy''). Adjectives that only have one form use that form in all usages.

Adjectives have a special unmarked gender that can be used when the gender is unknown/unspecified/unimportant. It is more commonly used in informal language, and is proscribed when referring to a known entity.

====Strong adjectives====

~~Strong adjectives have a special unmarked gender that can be used when the~~ gender ~~is unknown/unspecified/unimportant. In the plural it~~ is identical to the neuter, ~~though~~ the masculine ~~may be~~ used instead.

The gender-marked form is identical to the neuter in the plural. When referring to human beings, the masculine plural is used informally instead of the unmarked plural.

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! Masculine !! Neuter !! Unmarked !! Feminine !! Masculine !! Neut./~~Unm~~. !! Feminine

! Masculine !! Neuter !! Unmarked !! Feminine !! Masculine !! Neut./unm. !! Feminine

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! Nominative

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! Masculine !! Neuter !! Unmarked !! Feminine !! Masculine !! Neut./~~Unm~~. !! Feminine

! Masculine !! Neuter !! Unmarked !! Feminine !! Masculine !! Neut./unm. !! Feminine

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! Nominative

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====Weak adjectives====

Declined identically to weak nouns. ~~Weak adjectives have a~~ gender-unmarked form identical to the neuter in both the singular and plural. ~~However, since there is no distinction between masculine and feminine~~, the masculine/feminine form is ~~often~~ used to ~~refer to persons of unspecified gender~~.

Declined identically to weak nouns. The gender-unmarked form is identical to the neuter in both the singular and plural. In informal language, the masculine/feminine form is used in place of the unmarked (in both singular and plural) when referring to a human being.

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|+ Example of weak adjective: ''skånj'' "beautiful"

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 ===Adjectives===
 Like nouns, adjectives may be strong or weak. Most adjectives have both forms. The strong forms are used attributively (''happy people'') and predicatively (''they are happy''), while the weak forms are used nominally (''the happy''). Adjectives that only have one form use that form in all usages.
+Adjectives have a special unmarked gender that can be used when the gender is unknown/unspecified/unimportant. It is more commonly used in informal language, and is proscribed when referring to a known entity.
 ====Strong adjectives====
-Strong adjectives have a special unmarked gender that can be used when the gender is unknown/unspecified/unimportant. In the plural it is identical to the neuter, though the masculine may be used instead.
+The gender-marked form is identical to the neuter in the plural. When referring to human beings, the masculine plural is used informally instead of the unmarked plural.
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 ! rowspan="2" | Case !! colspan="4" | Singular !! colspan="3" | Plural
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-! Masculine !! Neuter !! Unmarked !! Feminine !! Masculine !! Neut./Unm. !! Feminine
+! Masculine !! Neuter !! Unmarked !! Feminine !! Masculine !! Neut./unm. !! Feminine
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 ! Nominative
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-! Masculine !! Neuter !! Unmarked !! Feminine !! Masculine !! Neut./Unm. !! Feminine
+! Masculine !! Neuter !! Unmarked !! Feminine !! Masculine !! Neut./unm. !! Feminine
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 ! Nominative
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 ====Weak adjectives====
-Declined identically to weak nouns. Weak adjectives have a gender-unmarked form identical to the neuter in both the singular and plural. However, since there is no distinction between masculine and feminine, the masculine/feminine form is often used to refer to persons of unspecified gender.
+Declined identically to weak nouns. The gender-unmarked form is identical to the neuter in both the singular and plural. In informal language, the masculine/feminine form is used in place of the unmarked (in both singular and plural) when referring to a human being.
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 |+ Example of weak adjective: ''skånj'' "beautiful"