To create adjectives describing a tendency, habit, or propensity, add the suffix -samur to a noun. This works much like the English suffixes "-ful," "-some," or "-ous."
For example, the root for "work" becomes vinnusamur (industrious), and "emotion" becomes tilfinningasamur (emotional).
| In the novel, the king is temperamental and emotional. | Í skáldsögunni er kóngurinn skapsamur og tilfinningasamur. |
These adjectives must agree in gender, number, and case with the noun they describe. While the basic masculine form is -samur, the feminine form shifts the vowel to become -söm.
| The hero in the adventure is industrious and very sensible. | Hetjan í ævintýrinu er vinnusöm og mjög skynsöm. |
Declining "-samur" Adjectives
These adjectives decline exactly like other regular adjectives. When describing a specific, definite noun, they take weak endings (like the masculine weak -sami).
| The thoughtful wizard is actually very fortunate. | Hugulsami galdramaðurinn er reyndar mjög gæfusamur. |
They also take standard plural and case endings, such as the feminine plural -samar or the masculine accusative -saman.
| Many characters are emotional and anxious. | Margar persónur eru tilfinningasamar og áhyggjusamar. |
| My sister writes about a risky magic spell and a temperamental dragon. | Systir mín skrifar um hættusaman galdur og skapsaman dreka. |
| The enterprising hero goes on a risky expedition. | Athafnasama hetjan fer í hættusaman leiðangur. |
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