LESSON VIII
- Adjectives: Gender and Number
- Adjectives will agree in gender and number with the noun
they modify.
- Adjectives are used in two ways and in two positions
- Attributive - comes after the noun it modifes and agrees in
gender, number, and definiteness.
- Predicative - precedes the nounand agrees in gender and
number, but never has the definite article.
ADJECTIVE SUMMARY CHART
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MASCULINE SINGULAR |
MASCULINE PLURAL |
FEMININE SINGULAR |
FEMININE PLURAL |
| MONOSYLLABIC |
bO+ |
{yibO+ |
hfbO+ |
tObO+ |
| MULTI-SYLLABIC |
lOdfG |
{yilOd:G |
hflOd:G |
tOlOd:G |
| h REDUCTION |
he$fq |
{yi$fq |
hf$fq |
tO$fq |
| MONOSYLLABIC
GEMINATE |
bar |
{yiBar |
hfBar |
tOBar |
- Attributive - must agree with the noun in:
- definiteness (same article)
- usually placed after the noun
- Predicate - "is" - could be past, present, or
future:
- Substantive - used as a noun
- e.g. - bO=ah - the good one, man, or thing.
VOCABULARY
| lOdfG or lodfG |
great, large |
| }"qfz |
old (of persons only) |
| $fdfx |
new |
| qfzfx |
strong |
| yax |
living |
| {fkfx |
wise |
| hepfy |
beautiful, fair, handsome |
| rf$fy |
straight, right, upright |
| ram |
bitter |
| $Odfq or $odfq |
holy |
| }o+fq |
small |
| bOrfq or borfq |
near |
| he$fq |
hard, difficult |
| bar |
many, much, great |
| qOxfr or qoxfr |
far, distant |
| (ar |
evil, bad |
| hf(fr |
evil (f) |
| {yimfT |
perfect, complete, whole |
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