Adjectives in English Adjectives in English and Arabicand Arabic

What does Adjective mean ?What does Adjective mean ?

An adjective is a word typically An adjective is a word typically denotes properties of objects, denotes properties of objects, people, places. Adjectives in Arabic people, places. Adjectives in Arabic and English are classified according and English are classified according to the following criteriato the following criteria

The differences between English The differences between English adjective and Arabic adjectiveadjective and Arabic adjective

(1) Agreement:(1) Agreement:

EnglishEnglish ArabicArabicAdjectives in English have Adjectives in English have the same form for singular the same form for singular and plural, masculine and and plural, masculine and feminine nouns feminine nouns

In Arabic, however, adjectives In Arabic, however, adjectives agree with nouns in gender agree with nouns in gender and numberand number

e.g.e.g. A good girl good girls A good girl good girls

A good boy good A good boy good boysboys

e.g.e.g. Walid thaki (smart boy)Walid thaki (smart boy)

Bint thakia (smart Bint thakia (smart girlgirl ( (

Alwlad athkia (smart Alwlad athkia (smart boys)boys)

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(2) Position:(2) Position:

EnglishEnglish ArabicArabicAdjectives in English may be Adjectives in English may be located either before the located either before the noun or after the verbnoun or after the verb

In Arabic, adjectives come In Arabic, adjectives come after the noun or the pronounafter the noun or the pronoun

e.g.e.g. A A happyhappy girl Tom girl Tom became became richrich

e.g.e.g. Fatat jamila (beautiful Fatat jamila (beautiful girl)girl)

Huna jamilat (they are Huna jamilat (they are beautiful)beautiful)

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(3) Comparison:(3) Comparison:

EnglishEnglish ArabicArabic Adjectives in English can be Adjectives in English can be compared in the following wayscompared in the following ways `̀

In Arabic, comparative In Arabic, comparative adjective have a base form adjective have a base form called “elative measure” called “elative measure” comparative .[afala] ( comparative .[afala] (أفعلأفعل))adjectives express indefinite adjectives express indefinite meaningsmeanings

e.ge.g.. She is tall (plain) She is tall (plain)

She is taller than you She is taller than you ((comparative)comparative)

e.g. Kabeer (big) e.g. Kabeer (big)

Akbar (bigger)Akbar (bigger)

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(4) Degree:(4) Degree:

EnglishEnglish ArabicArabicBoth English and Arabic can be modified by degree modificationBoth English and Arabic can be modified by degree modification

e.g.e.g. Very big It is nice Very big It is nice tootoo

e.g.e.g. Kabiir-un id-jan (very big)Kabiir-un id-jan (very big)

Inhu jamil Gyd-an (it is nice Inhu jamil Gyd-an (it is nice too)too)

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