Today we decided to make an almost theoretical topic. And they settled on adjectives. After all, it is they who make the language juicy and allow you to express emotions.
At first glance, the topic is quite simple - it is studied at the initial level. But everything is more complicated than it seems - there are also enough nuances and peculiarities there. Today we are talking about the secrets and secrets of adjectives. It will be interesting. Go.
Types and order of adjectives
— . «cat» «nice big black cat». .
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(big, fine, loud)
(one, hundred, thousand)
(this, that)
(my, his)
(which, what)
(each, every)
(a, the)
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Do you have a book?
Do you have the book?
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I love that awesome big old green car.
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— fine, big, interesting
— finer, bigger, more interesting
— the finest, the biggest, the most interesting
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Bright, brighter, the brightest — , ,
Brave, braver, the bravest — , ,
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Complicated, more complicated, the most complicated — , , .
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Clever () — cleverer, the cleverest more clever, the most clever
Gentle () — gentler, the gentlest more gentle, the most gentle
Friendly () — friendlier, the friendliest more friendly, the most friendly
Quiet () — quieter, the quietest more quite, the most quite
Simple () — simpler, the simplest more simple, the most simple
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unique —
universal —
vertical —
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Good — better — the best
Bad — worse — the worst
Far — farther — the farthest
Little — less — the least
many/much — more — the most
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«good».
, . «good» «gōdaz», «». , «gather». «» XIV .
«bot» ( «boot»), «boto» «», «» « ». «better» «best».
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«bad».
«badder» «baddest» «» «». « » :
As lewed peple demeth comunly
Of thynges that been maad moore subtilly
Than they kan in hir lewednesse comprehende
They demen gladly to the badder ende.
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«badder» «baddest» XVIII .
«badder» «baddest» . , «the baddest guy on the block», . « ».
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«wiersa» ( «wyrsa») — «» «worse» «worst». XIV «bad», .
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