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==Grammar== {{Main|Faroese grammar}} Faroese grammar is related and very similar to that of modern [[Icelandic grammar|Icelandic]] and [[Old Norse]]. Faroese is an [[inflected language]] with three [[grammatical gender]]s and four [[grammatical case|cases]]: [[nominative case|nominative]], [[accusative case|accusative]], [[dative case|dative]] and [[genitive case|genitive]]. {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Faroese Words and Phrases in comparison to other Germanic languages ! Faroese ! Icelandic!! Norwegian (nynorsk) !! Norwegian (bokmål) !! Danish !! Swedish !! German !! Dutch!! West Frisian !! English |- |{{lang|fo|Vælkomin}} | {{lang|is|Velkomin}} || {{lang|nn|Velkomen}} || {{lang|nb|Velkommen}} || {{lang|da|Velkommen}} || {{lang|sv|Välkommen}} || {{lang|de|Willkommen}} || {{lang|nl|Welkom}} || {{lang|fy|Wolkom}} || Welcome |- | {{lang|fo|Farvæl}} | {{lang|is|Far vel; Farðu heill}} || {{lang|nn|Farvel, Far vel}} || {{lang|nb|Farvel}} || {{lang|da|Farvel}} || {{lang|sv|Farväl}} || {{lang|de|Lebwohl}} || {{lang|nl|Vaarwel}} || {{lang|fy|Farwol}} || Farewell |- | {{lang|fo|Hvussu eitur tú?}} | {{lang|is|Hvað heitir þú?}} || {{lang|nn|Kva (kvat) heiter du?}} || {{lang|nb|Hva heter du?}} || {{lang|da|Hvad hedder du?}} || {{lang|sv|Vad heter du?}} || {{lang|de|Wie heißt du?}} || {{lang|nl|Hoe heet je?}} || {{lang|fy|Hoe hjitsto?}} || What is your name? |- | {{lang|fo|Hvussu gongur?}} | {{lang|is|Hvernig gengur?}} || {{lang|nn|Korleis gjeng / går det?}} || {{lang|nb|Hvordan går det?}} || {{lang|da|Hvordan går det?}} || {{lang|sv|Hur går det?}} || {{lang|de|Wie geht's?}} || {{lang|nl|Hoe gaat het?}} || {{lang|fy|Hoe giet it?}} || How is it going? (How goes it?) |- | {{lang|fo|Hvussu gamal}} (m) / {{lang|fo|gomul}} (f) {{lang|fo|ert tú?}} | {{lang|is|Hversu gamall}} (m) / {{lang|is|gömul}} (f) {{lang|is|ert þú?}} || {{lang|nn|Kor gamal er du?}} || {{lang|nb|Hvor gammel er du?}} || {{lang|da|Hvor gammel er du?}} || {{lang|sv|Hur gammal är du?}} || {{lang|de|Wie alt bist du?}} || {{lang|nl|Hoe oud ben je?}} || {{lang|fy|Hoe âld bisto?}} || How old are you? |- | {{lang|fo|Reyður / reyð / reytt}} | {{lang|is|Rauður / rauð / rautt}} || {{lang|nn|Raud(t)}} || {{lang|nb|Rød(t)}} || {{lang|da|Rød(t)}} || {{lang|sv|Rött / Röd}} || {{lang|de|Rot}} || {{lang|nl|Rood / Rode}} || {{lang|fy|Read(e)}} || Red |- | {{lang|fo|Bláur / blá / blátt}} | {{lang|is|Blár / blá / blátt}} || {{lang|nn|Blå(tt)}} || {{lang|nb|Blå(tt)}} || {{lang|da|Blå(t)}} || {{lang|sv|Blå(tt)}} || {{lang|de|Blau}} || {{lang|nl|Blauw(e)}} || {{lang|fy|Blau(e)}} || Blue |- | {{lang|fo|Hvítur / hvít / hvítt}} | {{lang|is|Hvítur / hvít / hvítt}} || {{lang|nn|Kvit(t)}} || {{lang|nb|Hvit(t)}} || {{lang|da|Hvid(t)}} || {{lang|sv|Vit(t)}} || {{lang|de|Weiß}} || {{lang|nl|Wit(te)}} || {{lang|fy|Wyt / wite}} || White |}
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