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danish grammar.
positive. comparative. superlative. ofte, often, oftere, oftest. tit, often, tiere, tiest. smukt, handsomely, smukkere, smukkest.
Some adverbs are irregular; as—
gærne, rather, readily, hellere, helst. vel, well, bedre, bedst.
Some are defective; as—
ude, out, yderst. ... för, before, först. ... mindre, less, mindst.
The latter are used to express diminutive degrees of comparison both for adjectives and other adverbs; as—
smuk, handsome, adj., mindre smuk, mindst smuk. smukt, handsomely, adv., mindre smukt, mindst smukt.
The superlative of adjectives and adverbs acquires additional force when preceded by aller (all, most, very); as, den aller störste Glæde 'the very greatest joy;' på det aller smukkeste, ' most handsomely.'
PRONOUNS. (Stedord.)
Personal Pronouns.
Singular.
Nom. jeg, I; du, thou; han, he; hun, she; den, det, it. Gen. -- -- hans, his; hendes, hers; dens, dets, its. Other Cases mig, me; dig, thee; ham, him; hende, her; den, det, it.
