Adjective reference

тру́дный

difficult

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 трудный
Case / profileMasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominative тру́дный тру́дная тру́дное тру́дные
Genitive тру́дного тру́дной тру́дного тру́дных
Dative тру́дному тру́дной тру́дному тру́дным
Accusativeinanimate тру́дный тру́дную тру́дное тру́дные
Accusativeanimate тру́дного тру́дную тру́дное тру́дных
Instrumental тру́дным тру́днойAlso accepted: трудноюLong feminine -ою/-ею is accepted but less frequent and often stylistically marked. тру́дным тру́дными
Prepositional тру́дном тру́дной тру́дном тру́дных

Family pattern

Why this family label fits

трудныйтруднаятрудноготрудные

hard

Short forms

Predicate gender and number

Masculine тру́ден Productive predicate form
Feminine трудна́ Productive predicate form
Neuter тру́дно Productive predicate form
Plural тру́дны Productive predicate form

Comparison

Comparative and superlative strategies

Simple comparative трудне́е

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
Allowed
Secondary predicate
Allowed

Government

Verified complement patterns

трудный кому · Dative Задача трудна студенту.

The task is difficult for the student.

трудный для кого · Genitive Задача трудна для студента.

The task is difficult for the student.

Word formation

Base and derivation

Base type
Unknown

Stress and pronunciation

Say the stored paradigm

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