Some
adjectives can function as nouns. In that case adjectives functioning as
nouns refer to human nouns or some understood object because the the noun
head in the phrase is optionally dropped. A few examples are :
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hũ
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sarã
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dũ |
pIcch€
|
ayo
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‘I
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came
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last
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of
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all’
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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1 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
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hũ
|
sarã
|
lokã
|
dũ
|
pIcch€
|
ayo
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‘I
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came
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last
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of
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all
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the
|
person’
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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1 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
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sara
|
c lya
|
geya
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‘All (females)
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went’
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2 |
3 |
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1 |
2-3 |
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sara
|
clya
|
geya
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‘All(males)
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went’
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2 |
3 |
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1 |
2-3 |
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mInna
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r
|
de
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‘Give
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me
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more’
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2 |
3 |
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3 |
1 |
2 |
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mInna
|
kÚj
|
 r
|
lo €
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‘I
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want
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something
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else’
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etc.
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1
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
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On the basis of inflection there are two classes of adjectives; one
class of adjectives show the distinction of gender, number and case is
termed as inflectional adjectives and the other class of adjectives is non
inflectional, i.e., does not show any marked distinction of gender number
and case. Inflectional adjective shows agreement with the noun it
qualifies.
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Following are the two classes of adjectives :
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(i) rtt-
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‘red class’
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(ii) go
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‘round’ class
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The /rtt-/
class adjectives inflect like M
1 /ger-/ ‘boy’
in masculine and Fi /ger-/ girl in feminine for two numbers (singular
& plural) and two case forms (direct and oblique).
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Paradigm of /rtt-/
‘red’ may be given below :
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Masculine
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Singular |
Plural |
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Direct
|
rtto
|
rtta
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Oblique
|
rtta
|
rttã
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Feminine
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Direct
|
rtti
|
rttĩ
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| Oblique |
rtti |
rtIyã
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(Feminine direct form are used optionally for oblique also). Examples
stating the use of these adjectives as modifiers of nouns and agreeing
with the nouns with which they occur are listed below:
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m
|
rtto
|
kUto
|
a yo
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‘I
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brought
|
the
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red
|
gown’
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1
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2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
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2 |
3 |
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m
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do
|
rtta
|
kUta
|
aya |
‘I
|
brought
|
two
|
red
|
gowns’
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1
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Is
|
rtta
|
kUta
|
na
|
mInna |
de |
‘Give
|
this
|
red
|
gown
|
to
|
me’
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1
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2
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3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3-4 |
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5 |
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Innã
|
rttã
|
kUtţã
|
na
|
mInna |
de |
‘Given
|
these
|
red
|
gowns
|
to
|
me’
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| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3-4 |
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5 |
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mInna
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de
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(mas.ob.pl.ºmas.ob.pl.)
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| 5 |
6 |
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