The adjective word derives from the Latin “adiectīvus”, it means “that expresses quality or accident” with the prefix “ad” means “appropriation”, the verb “iacere” indicates that it is “launch” and the suffix “tivo”, which is active or passive correspondence. This type of âlabra is part of a sentence or class of a term that complements a noun to characterize it, this manifests a particularity or belonging that applies to a noun, for example: the green book, big book, or abstract like the book difficult.
In the same case, the most nouns come together to be able to fulfill the functions of specifying or highlighting some of its particularity and it can be said that they define it, but when adding an adjective, it is no longer discussed about any book, but at once specifies saying that it is a green book, the book is used to describe and explain the object.
Therefore, it is a word that is part of a sentence and qualifies the noun, making some reference to it, in order to complement it and add some additional information. Its main function is the direct modification of the noun, in addition to this, it can be a direct modifier of the verb, this function is shared with the noun. From a semantic point of view, it can express states, qualities, possibilities, origins and nationalities.
What are adjectives
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It is the word that always accompanies the noun in order to qualify or determine it, in addition to expressing its characteristics or qualities.
This word in indirect connection, that is, preceded by a proposition, can determine the term function of a noun or verb complement (in the latter case it is circumstantial) functions that it shares with the noun and with the adverb. It can also function as the term of an adjective complement, a function that it shares with the noun.
In company with nouns are two classes of words that are usually related, serving the former as the most frequent modifiers of nouns.
Types of adjectives
The classification of this type of words is according to their syntactic function:
Attached adjectives
They are those that are placed next to the name or noun, for example, "The white house"
Attribution adjectives
Those found in the sentence in which the verb “ser” and “estar” is used to combine the attributes, for example, “The day is sunny”
Complement adjectives of the predicate
It occurs when they are combined through a non-copulative verb as in those of attribution, for example, "The mother came joyfully"
Positive adjectives
They are placed next to the nouns, without any written union, only joined by a punctuation mark, for example, "The cat, black"
Adjectives are also classified into those that serve to highlight the attributes of the noun to which it refers:
Explanatory adjectives
They are in charge of expressing the quality of the noun and are written after it, for example, "beautiful woman" "red car"
Specific adjectives
They are responsible for expressing a specific quality of the noun, granting a relevance or quality, for example, "cold morning"
The adjectives that are part of an exclamatory or interrogative sentence before the noun.
Exclamatory adjectives
They follow the noun in each of the paragraphs in an exclamatory way, wrapping words like: what, how much, how many, as well as other kinds of words that are fundamental in any exclamatory sentence.
Interrogative adjectives
They are expressions that are determined by accompanying a noun within interrogation paragraphs, for example: which, what, how many, how many, who, among others.
Other types of adjectives
- Qualifying adjectives: they are those who know how to enunciate a single possession of the name to which they are connected, these could be unalterable in gender, valid for both the masculine and the feminine. For example: the dog, the bitch. There are also inconsistent qualifiers that can hold multiple values depending on gender, for example colors, gentilices.
- The restrictive adjective is the abilities that accompany nouns and that can diminish their characteristics in a precise way.
- The adjective gradual, is a large set that are part of the adverbs of degrees and other types of filing cabinet or file.
- Numeral adjectives: symbolize those used to consider the noun in a specific way, managing to be ordinal such as: first, second, third or good; essentials where the numbers one, two, three are accentuated. In addition, multiples are represented where it refers to whether it is double, triple or quadruple. Started with this class you have the option to quantify.
- Demonstrative adjectives: they are used to refer to a special circumstance in a sentence, a link to the individual who speaks or writes, example; this, that, those, that, depending in turn on its establishment, if it is far or near.
- Determinative adjectives: are those that, when present in connection with another adjective, establish priors under various realities, marking a specific position between the speaker and a certain object. An example of this: my food, at that moment I was running.
- Possessive adjectives: they refer to those, which usually indicate to whom a certain object or idea corresponds, either in the first, second or third person. These are: yours, theirs, my, mine, mine, ours, among others.
- Indefinite adjectives: they personify those adjectives that usually quantify the noun in a delimited way, for example: few, many, some, none or quite a bit. They are very effective, especially when you want to enumerate in an ordinary way.
- Multiple adjectives: they indicate a numerical multiplication, that is, with their use they ratify the number of times in which a number related to the noun is located. For example, half, triple, double. But that in addition, they refer to the numeral type, it can also be acquired autonomously.
- Relational adjectives: these are those that express a continuous relationship of the chosen object, by the noun linked to another entity or object. Examples: kitchen plate, in which the object is harmonized with its position, equally.
Adjectives in English
They are one of the eight parts of the sentence and are precisely the same as "adjectives" in Spanish, they are words that represent or transform a noun (noun) in a sentence, however, they are less common. They can also describe or modify pronouns or pronouns.
Some examples of adjectives in English:
Colors
- Blu - Azul: The sea is blue. (The sea is blue).
- Green - Verde: The green ball is big. (The green ball is big).
- Transparent - Transparent: Glass is transparent. (The glass is transparent).
Sizes
- Big - Grande: The swimming pool is big. (The pool is big).
- Small - Chico: My dog is small. (My dog is small).
- Tiny - Tiny: The sand and bit me. (The tiny sand bit me).
Traits
- Ugly - Ugly: My cousin is ugly. (My cousin is ugly).
- White - Blanco: The gardener has very white skin. (The gardener has very white skin).
- Tan - Tan: my whole family is tanned in the summer.
- Blonde- Blonde: Ana is slender and blonde. (Ana is slim and blonde).
Shapes
- Round - Redondo: the rings are round. (the rings are round).
- Square - Square: the table is square. The table is square).
Textures
- Soft - Suave: That sweatshirt is soft. (that sweatshirt is soft).
- Smooth - Liso: the floor of my house is very smooth and slippery. (the floor of my house is very smooth and slippery).
ways to use adjectives in English
After the verb to be
In this arrangement, the subject is written first, then the verb and then to be and then the adjective.
For example:
- The new partner is very funny: the new teacher = subject / is = verb to be / very serious = adjective.
- Small fish are very tender: old fish = subject / son = verb to be / very stinky = adjective.
In front of a name
One or more can be placed before a name, as opposed to Spanish, in English they are placed before the name.
Order of adjectives
It is when you want to place more than two before a name, since it cannot be placed randomly, an order must be followed.
- Opinion - opinion: (bad / bad, good / good, brilliant / brilliant, horrible / horrible cute / nice).
- Size - size: (small / large, large / huge, huge / huge).
- Shape - shape: (round / round, square / square).
Adjectives examples
Qualifiers:
- Slow.
- Big.
- Cordial.
- Little.
- Studious.
- Yellowish.
- Extraordinary.
- Rigid.
- Ugly.
- Subtle.
- Imperfect.
- Cleansed.
- Thin.
- Special.
- Skilled.
- Wrinkled.
