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This template translates adjectives used by template {{Technique}}

Usage

{{Adjective |1= |2= |3= }}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	adjective word to translate		empty	required
2	Gender+number, used some languages. For use see table below:		ms	optional
3	Declension used by Polish and other languages. Values: N Nominative (basic) case, used in: pl, de, nds L Locative case, used in: pl. Should be used in ru? D Dative case, used in: de, nds		N	optional

Additional information

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Localization

This template is localized through {{Autotranslate}}.

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please copy the code of Template:Adjective/en (or any other language version you prefer to translate) and replace the text strings in there (the form below can be used to create a translation, the English version is preloaded in the edit box). Please change the parameter lang from en (or whatever language you are translating) to the language code of your language.

Supported adjectives (parameter #1)

Adjectives	Output
beige	beige
black	black
blue	blue
brown	brown
color	color
cream cream colored cream coloured cream-colored cream-coloured	cream
dark	dark
double	double
glazed	glazed
gray grey	gray
gray-brown grey-brown	gray-brown
gray-green grey-green	gray-green
green	green
hand colored hand-colored hand coloured hand-coloured	hand colored
light	light
pink	pink
polychrome polychromatic	polychrome
polished	polished
purple	purple
red	red
reddish	reddish
white	white
yellow	yellow

Use of Gender+number parameters (parameter #2) across languages

code	meaning	used by languages	notes
ms	masculine singular	ca, de, es, fr, mk, nds, pl, ru
fs	feminine singular	ca, de, es, fr, mk, nds, pl, ru
ns	neuter singular	de, mk, nds, pl, ru
mp	masculine plural	ca, de, es, fr, mk, nds, pl, ru	plural cases are the same in "de" and "nds" languages
fp	feminine plural	ca, de, es, fr, mk, nds, pl, ru
np	neuter plural	de, mk, nds, ru

Examples

code	output	notes
{{Adjective|yellow|lang=en}}	yellow	English basic form
{{Adjective|yellow|lang=de}}	gelber	German basic form
{{Adjective|yellow|ms|lang=de}} {{Adjective|yellow|fs|lang=de}} {{Adjective|yellow|ns|lang=de}}	gelber gelbe gelbes	German default Nominative case
{{Adjective|yellow|ms|D|lang=nds}} {{Adjective|yellow|fs|D|lang=nds}} {{Adjective|yellow|ns|D|lang=nds}}	gelen gele gelen	Low German Dative case
{{Adjective|red|ms|L|lang=pl}} {{Adjective|red|fs|L|lang=pl}} {{Adjective|red|ns|L|lang=pl}}	czerwonym czerwonej czerwonym	Polish Locative case
{{Adjective|red|mp|lang=pl}} {{Adjective|red|fp|lang=pl}} {{Adjective|red|np|lang=pl}}	czerwoni czerwone czerwone	Polish plural case

Needs per language

language code	notes
ca	does not use cases except for “polychrome”
de	Seems fine. Can German speaker check plural nominative case?
en	OK All cases are the same.
es	Seems fine. Does not use neuter gender.
fr	Seems fine. Does not use neuter gender.
mk	Seems fine. Macedonian has no cases other than the Vocative
nds	Seems fine. Can German speaker check plural nominative case?
nl	Seems fine.
pl	OK
ru	Seems fine. Does it need Locative case for some {{Technique}} options?