Adjectives in English and Arabic What does Adjective

Adjectives in English and Arabic

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

The differences between English adjective and Arabic adjective (1) Agreement: English Arabic Adjectives in English have the same form for singular and plural, masculine and feminine nouns In Arabic, however, adjectives agree with nouns in gender and number e. g. A good girls e. g. Walid thaki A good boys (smart boy) Bint thakia (smart girl) Alwlad athkia (smart boys)

The differences between English adjective and Arabic adjective (2) Position: English Adjectives in English may be located either before the noun or after the verb e. g. A happy girl Tom became rich Arabic In Arabic, adjectives come after the noun or the pronoun e. g. Fatat jamila (beautiful girl) Huna jamilat (they are beautiful)

The differences between English adjective and Arabic adjective (3) Comparison: English Arabic Adjectives in English can be compared in the following ways ` In Arabic, comparative adjective have a base form called “elative measure” ( [ )ﺃﻔﻌﻞ afala]. comparative adjectives express indefinite meanings e. g. She is tall e. g. Kabeer (big) Akbar (bigger) (plain) She is taller than you (comparative)

The differences between English adjective and Arabic adjective (4) Degree: English Arabic Both English and Arabic can be modified by degree modification e. g. Very big It is nice too e. g. Kabiir-un id-jan (very big) Inhu jamil Gyd-an (it is nice too)

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