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There are four kinds of adjectives, they are- |
(1)
Attributive adjective
(2) Quantitative adjective
(3) Numeral adjective
(4) Demonstrative adjective. |
| Atrributive
Adjective: |
|
This
adjective describes the quality, such as, colour, form, etc., of
the noun which it modifies.
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| lodo
kanval |
‘red
lotus’ |
 i:lo
pu: o
|
‘blue
flower’ |
keni
 ey |
‘black
bird’ |
| noRo
byo |
‘good
boy’ |
|
ta:
li mole |
‘beautiful
girl’ |
|
myo noRi ta:li
tiga
|
‘my
good beautiful wife’ |
|
hamo ta:lo
bunik la |
‘this
is a beautiful village’ |
| hamo
utu
bunik la |
‘this
is a bad village’ |
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| Quantitative
Adjective: |
| This
adjective is used to indicate indefinite number. |
| ke:k
pu:o |
‘some
flowers’ |
| a:pe
vya |
‘little
water’ |
| ki
pene |
‘some
money’ |
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| Numeral
Adjective: |
| The
cardinal numerals are nouns but they are added to the adjectives to
modify nouns. It may occur either before or after the noun. |
po a
golidu la :n |
‘there are two cows’ |
| 1
2 3
4
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1 4
3 2
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poa
goti pu
la:n |
‘there are five houses’ |
|
1
2 3
4
|
1 4
3 2
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hamo gota yaRi:R laquks
tRa han |
|
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1
2 3
4
5 6
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‘there are three trees in front of this house’ |
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6 3
4
3
1 2
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hamo gotpoRa namik
pu
han |
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1
2
3
4 5
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‘there are five rooms in this house’ |
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5 4
3
1
2
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maRa du kani du atsi hoono
nu:to e:k |
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1
2 3
4 5
6
7 8
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‘I have two ears, two eyes, but only one nose’ |
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1
2 3
4 5
6 8
7
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maRa tRa sina du be u:a
e:k mole |
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1
2 3
4 5 6
7 8
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‘I have three children, two boys and one girl’ |
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1
2
3
4 5
6 7
8
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| The
ordinal numerals (5.2) discussed earlier are adjectives always modifying
nouns. |
| 2.1.7.4.
Demonstrative Adjective: |
| As
described above, Brokskat has two demonstratives, proximate and remote
depending on whether the listener is near or far away from the speaker.
The demonstrative pronouns also added as adjectives to modify nouns
|
maRa
homo olo
pasand bet
1
2
3
4
|
‘I
like this story’
1 4 2
3 |
maRa
heme kitapi pu :pe
pasand ha
1
2 3
4
5
|
‘I
like these five books’
1 5 2
4 3 |
homo
olo
ta:lok
la
1
2 3
4
|
‘this
stroy is good’
1
2 4
3
|
heme
ole
tole
la:n
1
2 3
4 |
‘these
stories are good’
1
2 4
3 |
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