Adjective reference

све́тлый

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Transparent hard · Qualitative

Long forms

Case, number, gender, and animacy

These are explicit stored profiles. Accusative animate and inanimate forms are kept separate.

Long-form paradigm for светлый
Case / profileMasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominative све́тлый све́тлая све́тлое све́тлые
Genitive све́тлого све́тлой све́тлого све́тлых
Dative све́тлому све́тлой све́тлому све́тлым
Accusativeinanimate све́тлый све́тлую све́тлое све́тлые
Accusativeanimate све́тлого све́тлую све́тлое све́тлых
Instrumental све́тлым све́тлойAlso accepted: светлоюLong feminine -ою/-ею is accepted but less frequent and often stylistically marked. све́тлым све́тлыми
Prepositional све́тлом све́тлой све́тлом све́тлых

Family pattern

Why this family label fits

светлыйсветлаясветлогосветлые

hard

Comparison

Comparative and superlative strategies

Simple comparative светле́е

Stored comparative form

Compound comparativeболее + long form

Available where the stored lexical restrictions permit it.

Relative superlativeсамый + long form

The agreeing adjective form follows самый.

Analytic superlativeнаиболее + long form

A formal or neutral analytic strategy where licensed.

Predicate use

Long and short choices

Attributive long
Allowed
Predicate long nominative
Allowed
Predicate long instrumental
Allowed
Predicate short
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Secondary predicate
Allowed

Word formation

Base and derivation

Base type
Unknown

Stress and pronunciation

Say the stored paradigm

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