Wistrish reference

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Strong and weak adjectives

Most of Wistrish adjectives have two sets of endings: strong ending and weak endings. The usage of one set of ending over another is generally determined through the definiteness of the noun. As Wistrish does not have real articles, definiteness is determined through the context.

• Strong (or indefinite) endings are used when the noun is indefinite (similar to the usage of English indefinite article "a").
• Weak (or definite) endings are used when the noun is definite (similar to the usage of English definite article "the").

If the noun is modified by multiple adjectives, all of them are changed depending on the definiteness.

Predicative adjectives (as "smart" in "our dog is smart") are always strong regardless of the definiteness of the modified noun, as definiteness rule only applies to attributive adjectives (as "smart" in "our smart dog").

But there is a notable exception to the definiteness rule: a small group of adjectives are always strong or always weak. In these adjectives only one set of endings can be used regardless of the definiteness of the modified noun. Weak-only adjectives stay weak even when used predicatively.