Faroese grammar
{{Short description|Grammar of the Faroese language}}
Faroese grammar is typical of a North Germanic language; Faroese is an inflected language with three grammatical genders and four cases: nominative, accusative, dative and genitive.
Noun inflection
Below is a representation of three grammatical genders, two numbers and four cases in the nominal inflection. This is just an overview to give a general idea of how the grammar works. Faroese actually has even more declensions. In modern Faroese, the genitive has a very limited use (and possession is mostly expressed with various prepositional phrases instead). For most native speakers, the genitive is a learned and somewhat stilted form as opposed to the other cases which are learned naturally in regular colloquial situations.
Read:
- hvør, hvat? interrogative pronoun "who, what?"
- ein indefinite article "a"
- stórur adjective "big"
- bátur noun "boat"
- ein stórur bátur – a big boat (m.)
- ein vøkur genta – a beautiful girl (f.)
- eitt gott barn – a good child (n.)
In the plural you will see that even the numeral tvey (2) is inflected.
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| colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="#ccccff"| Indefinite phrases |
| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Singular
|bgcolor="#dedeee"| ? |bgcolor="#dedeee"| Masculine |bgcolor="#eedede"| ? |bgcolor="#eedede"| Feminine |bgcolor="#deeede"| ? |bgcolor="#deeede"| Neuter |
| Nominative
|bgcolor="#efefff"| hvør? |bgcolor="#efefff"| ein stórur bátur |bgcolor="#ffefef"| hvør? |bgcolor="#ffefef"| ein vøkur genta |bgcolor="#efffef"| hvat? |bgcolor="#efffef"| eitt gott barn |
| Accusative
|bgcolor="#efefff"| hvønn? |bgcolor="#efefff"| ein stóran bát |bgcolor="#ffefef"| hvørja? |bgcolor="#ffefef"| eina vakra gentu |bgcolor="#efffef"| hvat? |bgcolor="#efffef"| eitt gott barn |
| Dative
|bgcolor="#efefff"| hvørjum? |bgcolor="#efefff"| einum stórum báti |bgcolor="#ffefef"| hvørj(ar)i? |bgcolor="#ffefef"| einari vakari gentu |bgcolor="#efffef"| hvørjum? |bgcolor="#efffef"| einum góðum barni |
| Genitive
|bgcolor="#efefff"| hvørs? |bgcolor="#efefff"| (eins stórs báts) |bgcolor="#ffefef"| hvørjar? |bgcolor="#ffefef"| (einar vakrar gentu) |bgcolor="#efffef"| hvørs? |bgcolor="#efffef"| (eins góðs barns) |
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| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Plural
|bgcolor="#dedeee"| ? |bgcolor="#dedeee"| Masculine |bgcolor="#eedede"| ? |bgcolor="#eedede"| Feminine |bgcolor="#deeede"| ? |bgcolor="#deeede"| Neuter |
| Nominative
|bgcolor="#efefff"| hvørjir? |bgcolor="#efefff"| tveir stórir bátar |bgcolor="#ffefef"| hvørjar? |bgcolor="#ffefef"| tvær vakrar gentur |bgcolor="#efffef"| hvørji? |bgcolor="#efffef"| tvey góð børn |
| Accusative
|bgcolor="#efefff"| hvørjar? |bgcolor="#efefff"| tveir stórar bátar |bgcolor="#ffefef"| hvørjar? |bgcolor="#ffefef"| tvær vakrar gentur |bgcolor="#efffef"| hvørji? |bgcolor="#efffef"| tvey góð børn |
| Dative
|bgcolor="#efefff"| hvørjum? |bgcolor="#efefff"| tveimum stórum bátum |bgcolor="#ffefef"| hvørjum? |bgcolor="#ffefef"| tveimum vøkrum gentum |bgcolor="#efffef"| hvørjum? |bgcolor="#efffef"| tveimum góðum børnum |
| Genitive
|bgcolor="#efefff"| hvørja? |bgcolor="#efefff"| (tveggja stóra báta) |bgcolor="#ffefef"| hvørja? |bgcolor="#ffefef"| (tveggja vakra genta) |bgcolor="#efffef"| hvørja? |bgcolor="#efffef"| (tveggja góða barna) |
If the noun is definite, the adjective inflects weak, and the noun gets a suffix article as in any Scandinavian language (although Icelandic does not generally need a pre-posed definite article in this construction).
The interrogative pronoun is the same as above. In the plural, the plural form of the definite article is used.
Read:
- tann stóri báturin – the big boat-the
- tann vakra gentan – the beautiful girl-the
- tað góða barnið – the good child-the
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| colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#ccccff" | Definite phrases |
| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Singular
|bgcolor="#dedeee"| Masculine |bgcolor="#eedede"| Feminine |bgcolor="#deeede"| Neuter |
| Nominative
|bgcolor="#efefff"| tann stóri báturin |bgcolor="#ffefef"| tann vakra gentan |bgcolor="#efffef"| tað góða barnið |
| Accusative
|bgcolor="#efefff"| tann stóra bátin |bgcolor="#ffefef"| ta vøkru gentuna |bgcolor="#efffef"| tað góða barnið |
| Dative
|bgcolor="#efefff"| tí stóra bátinum |bgcolor="#ffefef"| tí vøkru gentuni |bgcolor="#efffef"| tí góða barninum |
| Genitive
|bgcolor="#efefff"| (tess stóra bátsins) |bgcolor="#ffefef"| (teirrar vøkru gentunnar) |bgcolor="#efffef"| (tess góða barnsins) |
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| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Plural
|bgcolor="#dedeee"| Masculine |bgcolor="#eedede"| Feminine |bgcolor="#deeede"| Neuter |
| Nominative
|bgcolor="#efefff"| teir stóru bátarnir |bgcolor="#ffefef"| tær vøkru genturnar |bgcolor="#efffef"| tey góðu børnini |
| Accusative
|bgcolor="#efefff"| teir stóru bátarnar |bgcolor="#ffefef"| tær vøkru genturnar |bgcolor="#efffef"| tey góðu børnini |
| Dative
|bgcolor="#efefff"| teimum stóru bátunum |bgcolor="#ffefef"| teimum vøkru gentunum |bgcolor="#efffef"| teimum góðu børnunum |
| Genitive
|bgcolor="#efefff"| (teirra stóru bátanna) |bgcolor="#ffefef"| (teirra vøkru gentunna) |bgcolor="#efffef"| (teirra góðu barnanna) |
=Personal Pronouns=
The personal pronouns of Faroese are:
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|colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="#ccccff"|Personal pronouns |
| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Singular
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| 1. |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| 2. |bgcolor="#dedeee"| 3. m |bgcolor="#eedede"| 3. f |bgcolor="#deeede"| 3. n |
| Nominative
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| {{not a typo|eg}} |bgcolor="#ffffff"| tú |bgcolor="#efefff" rowspan="2"| hann |bgcolor="#ffefef"| hon |bgcolor="#efffef" rowspan="2"| tað |
| Accusative
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| meg |bgcolor="#ffffff"| teg |bgcolor="#ffefef"| hana |
| Dative
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| mær |bgcolor="#ffffff"| tær |bgcolor="#efefff"| honum |bgcolor="#ffefef"| henni |bgcolor="#efffef"| tí |
| Genitive
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| mín |bgcolor="#ffffff"| tín |bgcolor="#efefff"| hansara |bgcolor="#ffefef"| hennara |bgcolor="#efffef"| tess |
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| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Plural
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| 1. |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| 2. |bgcolor="#dedeee"| 3. m |bgcolor="#eedede"| 3. f |bgcolor="#deeede"| 3. n |
| Nominative
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| vit |bgcolor="#ffffff"| tit |bgcolor="#efefff" rowspan="2"| teir |bgcolor="#ffefef" rowspan="2"| tær |bgcolor="#efffef" rowspan="2"| tey |
| Accusative
|bgcolor="#ffffff" rowspan="2"| okkum |bgcolor="#ffffff" rowspan="2"| tykkum |
| Dative
|bgcolor="#efefff" colspan= "3" align="center" | teimum |
| Genitive
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| okkara |bgcolor="#ffffff"| tykkara |bgcolor="#efefff" colspan= "3" align="center"| teirra |
Singular
- 1st person: eg {{IPA|[eː]}} – I, meg {{IPA|[meː]}} – me (acc.), mær {{IPA|[mɛaɹ]}} – me (dat.), mín {{IPA|[mʊin]}} – my
- 2nd person: tú {{IPA|[tʉu]}} – you, teg {{IPA|[teː]}} – you (acc.), tær {{IPA|[tɛaɹ]}} – you (dat.), tín {{IPA|[tʊin]}} – your (gen.)
- 3rd person masculine: hann {{IPA|[hanː]}} – he, him (nom., acc.), honum {{IPA|[ˈhoːnʊn]}} – him (dat.), hansara {{IPA|[ˈhansaɹa]}} – his (gen.)
- 3rd person feminine: hon {{IPA|[hoːn]}} – she, hana {{IPA|[ˈhɛana]}} – her (acc.), henni {{IPA|[hɛnːɪ]}} – her (dat.), hennara {{IPA|[ˈhɛnːaɹa]}} – her (gen.)
- 3rd person neuter: tað {{IPA|[tɛa]}} – it (nom., acc.), tí {{IPA|[tʊi]}} – it (dat.), tess {{IPA|[tɛsː]}} – its (gen.)
Plural
- 1st person: vit {{IPA|[viːt]}} – we, okkum {{IPA|[ɔʰkːʊn]}} – us (acc., dat.), okkara {{IPA|[ˈɔʰkːaɹa]}} – our (gen.)
- 2nd person: tit {{IPA|[tiːt]}} – you (pl.), tykkum {{IPA|[ˈtɪʰkːʊn]}} – you (acc., dat. pl.) tykkara {{IPA|[ˈtɪʰkːaɹa]}} – your (gen. pl.)
- 3rd person masculine: teir {{IPA|[taiɹ]}}~{{IPA|[tɔiɹ]}} – they, them (m. nom., acc.), teimum {{IPA|[ˈtaimʊn]}}~{{IPA|[ˈtɔimʊn]}} – them (dat.), teirra {{IPA|[ˈtaiɹːa]}}~{{IPA|[ˈtɔiɹːa]}} – their (gen.)
- 3rd person feminine: tær {{IPA|[tɛaɹ]}} – they, them (f. nom., acc.)
- 3rd person neuter: tey {{IPA|[tɛi]}} – they, them (n. nom., acc.)
The 3rd person plural neuter tey will be used in all cases when both genders are meant, as in:
- teir eru onglendingar – they are Englishmen (about males)
- tær eru føroyingar – they are Faroese (about females)
- tey eru fólk úr Evropa – they are people from Europe (both sexes)
Verbs
=Weak Inflection=
There are 4 classes of weak inflection of verbs (with some underclasses). E.g.:
- stem-final -a, 2–3.pers.sg. -r – kalla! (imperative), tú/hann kalla-r (you/he call(s))
- 2–3.pers.sg. -ur – tú/hann selur (you/he sell(s))
- 2–3.pers.sg. -ir – tú/hann dømir (you/he judge(s))
- 2. pers.sg. -rt – tú rørt (you row). In certain surroundings, skerping occurs: eg rógvi {{IPA|[eː ɹɛɡvɪ]}}, I row; vs. eg róði {{IPA|[eː ɹɔuwɪ]}}, I rowed.
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|colspan="9" align="center" bgcolor="#ccccff"| Weak Inflection |
| Infinitive
| colspan="2" align="center" | 1. kalla | colspan="2" align="center" | 2. selja | colspan="2" align="center" | 3. døma | colspan="2" align="center" | 4. rógva |
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| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Singular
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |
| 1st pers.
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| kalli |bgcolor="#ffffff"| kallaði |bgcolor="#ffffff"| selji |bgcolor="#ffffff"| seldi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| dømi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| dømdi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| rógvi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| róði |
| 2nd pers.
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| kallar |bgcolor="#ffffff"| kallaði |bgcolor="#ffffff"| selur |bgcolor="#ffffff"| seldi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| dømir |bgcolor="#ffffff"| dømdi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| rørt |bgcolor="#ffffff"| róði |
| 3rd pers.
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| kallar |bgcolor="#ffffff"| kallaði |bgcolor="#ffffff"| selur |bgcolor="#ffffff"| seldi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| dømir |bgcolor="#ffffff"| dømdi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| rør |bgcolor="#ffffff"| róði |
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| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Plural
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |
| 1st, 2nd, 3rd pers.
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| kalla |bgcolor="#ffffff"| kallaðu |bgcolor="#ffffff"| selja |bgcolor="#ffffff"| seldu |bgcolor="#ffffff"| døma |bgcolor="#ffffff"| dømdu |bgcolor="#ffffff"| rógva |bgcolor="#ffffff"| róðu |
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| colspan="2" align="center" |kallað | colspan="2" align="center" |selt | colspan="2" align="center" |dømt | colspan="2" align="center" |róð |
=Strong Inflection=
These verbs are also referred to as regular. There are 7 classes (with underclasses), distinguished by the variations of the stem-vowel:
- í – í – ei – i- i; – at bíta – hann bítur – hann beit – teir bitu – teir hava bitið (bite)
- ó/ú – ý – ey – u- o; – at bróta – hann brýtur – hann breyt – teir brutu – teir hava brotið (break)
- e/i/ø – i – a – u- o/u; – at svimja – hann svimur – hann svam – teir svumu – teir hava svomið (swim)
- e/o – e – a – ó – o; – at bera – hann ber – hann bar – teir bóru – teir hava borið (bear)
- *o – e – o – o – o; – at koma – hann kemur – hann kom – teir komu – teir hava komið (come)
- e/i – e/i – a/á – ó – i; – at liggja – hann liggur – hann lá – teir lógu – teir hava ligið (lie)
- a – e – ó – ó – a; – at fara – hann fer – hann fór – teir fóru – teir hava farið (go)
- a/á – æ – e – i – i; – at fáa – hann fær – hann fekk – teir fingu – teir hava fingið (get)
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|colspan="15" align="center" bgcolor="#ccccff"| Strong Inflection |
| Infinitive
| colspan="2" align="center" | 1. bíta | colspan="2" align="center" | 2. bróta | colspan="2" align="center" | 3. svimja | colspan="2" align="center" | 4. koma | colspan="2" align="center" | 5. liggja | colspan="2" align="center" | 6. fara | colspan="2" align="center" | 7. fáa |
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| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Singular
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |
| 1st pers.
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| bíti |bgcolor="#ffffff"| beit |bgcolor="#ffffff"| bróti |bgcolor="#ffffff"| breyt |bgcolor="#ffffff"| svimji |bgcolor="#ffffff"| svam |bgcolor="#ffffff"| komi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| kom |bgcolor="#ffffff"| liggi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| lá |bgcolor="#ffffff"| fari |bgcolor="#ffffff"| fór |bgcolor="#ffffff"| fái |bgcolor="#ffffff"| fekk |
| 2nd pers.
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| bítur |bgcolor="#ffffff"| beitst |bgcolor="#ffffff"| brýtur |bgcolor="#ffffff"| breytst |bgcolor="#ffffff"| svimur |bgcolor="#ffffff"| svamst |bgcolor="#ffffff"| kemur |bgcolor="#ffffff"| komst |bgcolor="#ffffff"| liggur |bgcolor="#ffffff"| lást |bgcolor="#ffffff"| fert |bgcolor="#ffffff"| fórt |bgcolor="#ffffff"| fært |bgcolor="#ffffff"| fekst |
| 3rd pers.
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| bítur |bgcolor="#ffffff"| beit |bgcolor="#ffffff"| brýtur |bgcolor="#ffffff"| breyt |bgcolor="#ffffff"| svimur |bgcolor="#ffffff"| svam |bgcolor="#ffffff"| kemur |bgcolor="#ffffff"| kom |bgcolor="#ffffff"| liggur |bgcolor="#ffffff"| lá |bgcolor="#ffffff"| fer |bgcolor="#ffffff"| fór |bgcolor="#ffffff"| fær |bgcolor="#ffffff"| fekk |
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| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Plural
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |
| 1st, 2nd, 3rd pers.
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| bíta |bgcolor="#ffffff"| bitu |bgcolor="#ffffff"| bróta |bgcolor="#ffffff"| brutu |bgcolor="#ffffff"| svimja |bgcolor="#ffffff"| svumu |bgcolor="#ffffff"| koma |bgcolor="#ffffff"| komu |bgcolor="#ffffff"| liggja |bgcolor="#ffffff"| lógu |bgcolor="#ffffff"| fara |bgcolor="#ffffff"| fóru |bgcolor="#ffffff"| fáa |bgcolor="#ffffff"| fingu |
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| style="background:#efffef"
| colspan="2" align="center" | bitið | colspan="2" align="center" |brotið | colspan="2" align="center" |svomið | colspan="2" align="center" |komið | colspan="2" align="center" |ligið | colspan="2" align="center" |farið | colspan="2" align="center" |fingið |
=Auxiliary verbs=
The auxiliary verbs in Faroese are:
- at vera – to be
- at hava – to have
- at verða – to be, become
- at blíva – to be, become
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|colspan="9" align="center" bgcolor="#ccccff"| Auxiliary verbs |
| Infinitive
| colspan="2" align="center" | 1. vera | colspan="2" align="center" | 2. hava | colspan="2" align="center" | 3. verða | colspan="2" align="center" | 4. blíva |
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| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Singular
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |
| 1st pers.
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| eri |bgcolor="#ffffff"| var |bgcolor="#ffffff"| havi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| hevði |bgcolor="#ffffff"| verði |bgcolor="#ffffff"| varð |bgcolor="#ffffff"| blívi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| bleiv |
| 2nd pers.
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| ert |bgcolor="#ffffff"| vart |bgcolor="#ffffff"| hevur |bgcolor="#ffffff"| hevði |bgcolor="#ffffff"| verður |bgcolor="#ffffff"| varðst |bgcolor="#ffffff"| blívur |bgcolor="#ffffff"| bleivst |
| 3rd pers.
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| er |bgcolor="#ffffff"| var |bgcolor="#ffffff"| hevur |bgcolor="#ffffff"| hevði |bgcolor="#ffffff"| verður |bgcolor="#ffffff"| varð |bgcolor="#ffffff"| blívur |bgcolor="#ffffff"| bleiv |
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| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Plural
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |
| 1st, 2nd, 3rd pers.
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| eru |bgcolor="#ffffff"| vóru |bgcolor="#ffffff"| hava |bgcolor="#ffffff"| høvdu |bgcolor="#ffffff"| verða |bgcolor="#ffffff"| vórðu |bgcolor="#ffffff"| blíva |bgcolor="#ffffff"| blivu |
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| colspan="2" align="center" | verið | colspan="2" align="center" | havt | colspan="2" align="center" | verðið | colspan="2" align="center" | blivið |
Note, that vera and verða are homonyms.
=Preterite-present verbs=
The preterite-present verbs in Faroese are the following:
- at kunna – to be able to
- at munna – to want
- at mega – to be allowed to
- at skula – shall
- at vita – to know
- at vilja – to want
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|colspan="13" align="center" bgcolor="#ccccff"| Preterite-present verbs |
| Infinitive
| colspan="2" align="center" | 1. kunna | colspan="2" align="center" | 2. munna | colspan="2" align="center" | 3. mega | colspan="2" align="center" | 4. skula | colspan="2" align="center" | 5. vita | colspan="2" align="center" | 6. vilja |
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| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Singular
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |
| 1st pers.
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| kann |bgcolor="#ffffff"| kundi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| man |bgcolor="#ffffff"| mundi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| má |bgcolor="#ffffff"| mátti |bgcolor="#ffffff"| skal |bgcolor="#ffffff"| skuldi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| veit |bgcolor="#ffffff"| visti |bgcolor="#ffffff"| vil |bgcolor="#ffffff"| vildi |
| 2nd pers.
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| kanst |bgcolor="#ffffff"| kundi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| manst |bgcolor="#ffffff"| mundi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| mást |bgcolor="#ffffff"| mátti |bgcolor="#ffffff"| skalt |bgcolor="#ffffff"| skuldi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| veitst |bgcolor="#ffffff"| visti |bgcolor="#ffffff"| vilt |bgcolor="#ffffff"| vildi |
| 3rd pers.
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| kann |bgcolor="#ffffff"| kundi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| man |bgcolor="#ffffff"| mundi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| má |bgcolor="#ffffff"| mátti |bgcolor="#ffffff"| skal |bgcolor="#ffffff"| skuldi |bgcolor="#ffffff"| veit |bgcolor="#ffffff"| visti |bgcolor="#ffffff"| vil |bgcolor="#ffffff"| vildi |
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| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Plural
|bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Present |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Past |
| 1st, 2nd, 3rd pers.
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| kunnu/ |bgcolor="#ffffff"| kundu |bgcolor="#ffffff"| munnu/ |bgcolor="#ffffff"| mundu |bgcolor="#ffffff"| mugu/ |bgcolor="#ffffff"| máttu |bgcolor="#ffffff"| skulu/ |bgcolor="#ffffff"| skuldu |bgcolor="#ffffff"| vita |bgcolor="#ffffff"| vistu |bgcolor="#ffffff"| vilja |bgcolor="#ffffff"| vildu |
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| style="background:#efffef"
| colspan="2" align="center" |kunnað | colspan="2" align="center" |munnað | colspan="2" align="center" |megað | colspan="2" align="center" |skulað | colspan="2" align="center" |vitað | colspan="2" align="center" |viljað |
Adjectives
Most adjectives inflect for gender, number, case and definitiveness, and for positive, comparative and superlative.
Adverbs
Many adverbs inflect in positive, comparative and superlative.
External links
- [http://giellatekno.uit.no/cgi/index.fao.eng.html Faroese online syntactic analyser and morphological analyser/generator]
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