Adjective - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the word class that qualifies nouns
adjective
Extra examples
The words blue in “the blue car,” deep in “the water is deep,” and tired in “I'm very tired” are adjectives.
In the phrase “a red hat,” the adjective “red” modifies the noun “hat.”
The adjective and noun must agree in number and gender.
The feminine form of the Spanish adjective “lindo” is “linda.”
The feminine of the Spanish adjective “lindo” is “linda.”
In the phrase “give me that book,” the word “that” is a demonstrative adjective.
The masculine form of the Spanish adjective “linda” is “lindo.”
The masculine of the Spanish adjective “linda” is “lindo.”
In “the sun is hot,” “hot” is a predicate adjective.
The adjective “smokeless” is formed by adding the suffix “-less” to the noun “smoke.”
The adverb “sadly” is formed by adding the suffix “-ly” to the adjective “sad.”
“Red” in “red hair” is an attributive adjective.
An attributive noun functions as an adjective.
In “a red hat,” the adjective “red” is a modifier describing the noun “hat.”
'faster' is the comparative of the adjective 'fast'
Word forms
singular: adjective
plural: adjectives
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