Rabu, 13 Juni 2012

Adjective

kata sifat (adjectives) adalah kata yang digunakan untuk memberi sifat pada benda, atau kata yang memberi kekuatan dan untuk membatasi dalam pemakaian kata benda (noun). kata sifat juga digunakan untuk memperjelas atau mempersempit kata benda dan kata ganti.

penulisan adjectives biasanya :
- di depan noun
- sesudah to be (am, is, are, was dll)
- sesudah obyek

8 macam adjectives diantaranya :

1. Adjective of Quality
2. Adjective of Quantity
3. Adjective of Numeral
4. Demonstrative Adjective
5. Proper Adjective
6. Interrogative Adjective
7. Possessive Adjective
8. Distributive Adjective

contoh adjective dalam kalimat :
- he is a small boy (dia seorang anak laki-laki kecil)
- I bought a little sugar (saya membeli sedikit gula)


penjelasan dan contoh-contoh lengkap adjective bisa ditelusuri pada masing-masing kelompok diatas.

The following List of Adjectives are in common use in the English language:
List of Adjectives
A - D
List of Adjectives
afraid
agreeable
amused
ancient
angry
annoyed
anxious
arrogant
ashamed
average
awful
bad
beautiful
better
big
bitter
black
blue
boiling
brave
breezy
brief
bright
broad
broken
bumpy
calm
charming
cheerful
chilly
clumsy
cold
colossal
combative
comfortable
confused
cooing
cool
cooperative
courageous
crazy
creepy
cruel
cuddly
curly
curved
damp
dangerous
deafening
deep
A - D
List of Adjectives
D - G
List of Adjectives
defeated
defiant
delicious
delightful
depressed
determined
dirty
disgusted
disturbed
dizzy
dry
dull
dusty
eager
early
elated
embarrassed
empty
encouraging
energetic
enthusiastic
envious
evil
excited
exuberant
faint
fair
faithful
fantastic
fast
fat
few
fierce
filthy
fine
flaky
flat
fluffy
foolish
frail
frantic
fresh
friendly
frightened
funny
fuzzy
gentle
giant
gigantic
good
D - G
List of Adjectives
G - M
List of Adjectives
gorgeous
greasy
great
green
grieving
grubby
grumpy
handsome
happy
hard
harsh
healthy
heavy
helpful
helpless
high
hilarious
hissing
hollow
homeless
horrible
hot
huge
hungry
hurt
hushed
husky
icy
ill
immense
itchy
jealous
jittery
jolly
juicy
kind
large
late
lazy
light
little
lively
lonely
long
loose
loud
lovely
low
lucky
magnificent
G - M
List of Adjectives
M - R
List of Adjectives
mammoth
many
massive
melodic
melted
mighty
miniature
moaning
modern
mute
mysterious
narrow
nasty
naughty
nervous
new
nice
nosy
numerous
nutty
obedient
obnoxious
odd
old
orange
ordinary
outrageous
panicky
perfect
petite
plastic
pleasant
precious
pretty
prickly
proud
puny
purple
purring
quaint
quick
quickest
quiet
rainy
rapid
rare
raspy
ratty
red
relieved
M - R
List of Adjectives
R - S
List of Adjectives
repulsive
resonant
ripe
roasted
robust
rotten
rough
round
sad
salty
scary
scattered
scrawny
screeching
selfish
shaggy
shaky
shallow
sharp
shivering
short
shrill
silent
silky
silly
skinny
slimy
slippery
slow
small
smiling
smooth
soft
solid
sore
sour
spicy
splendid
spotty
square
squealing
stale
steady
steep
sticky
stingy
straight
strange
striped
strong
R - S
List of Adjectives
S - Z
List of Adjectives
successful
sweet
swift
tall
tame
tan
tart
tasteless
tasty
tender
tender
tense
terrible
testy
thirsty
thoughtful
thoughtless
thundering
tight
tiny
tired
tough
tricky
troubled
ugliest
ugly
uneven
upset
uptight
vast
victorious
vivacious
voiceless
wasteful
watery
weak
weary
wet
whispering
wicked
wide
wide-eyed
witty
wonderful
wooden
worried
yellow
young
yummy
zany
S - Z
List of Adjectives

List of Adjectives





Definition & Meaning of an Adjective
Adjectives are descriptive words. An adjective is a word which qualifies a noun, that is, shows or points out some distinguishing mark or feature of the noun.

Examples:
A black dog - An angry man - A round theatre



List of Descriptive Adjectives

Descriptive adjectives can be divided into different categories such as colors, sizes, sound, taste, touch, shapes, qualities, time, personality and ages. The following lists provide a few examples of descriptive adjectives in each of their categories:

*Colors are adjectives
Colors - examples: black, blue, white, green, red
*Sizes
Sizes - examples: big, small, large, thin, thick
*Shapes
Shapes- examples: triangular, round, square, circular
*Qualities
Qualities- examples: good, bad, mediocre
*Personality Traits
Personality - examples: happy, sad, angry, depressed
*Time related
Time - examples: Yearly , monthly, annually
*Age related
Ages - examples: new, young, old, brand-new, second-hand
*Sound related
Sound related - examples: loud, noisy, quiet, silent
*Touch related
Touch related - examples: slippery, sticky
*Taste related
Taste related - examples: juicy, sweet
Examples Help! Types of Adjectives

An adjective is a word which qualifies a noun, that is, shows or points out some distinguishing mark or feature of the noun; as, A black dog. Adjectives have three forms called degrees of comparison:

*the positive
*the comparative
*the superlative

Positive Adjectives

The positive adjective is the simple form of the adjective without expressing increase or diminution of the original quality: nice. Adjectives expressive of properties or circumstances which cannot be increased have only the positive form; a circular road; the chief end; an extreme measure.

Comparative Adjectives

The comparative adjective is that form of the adjective which expresses increase or diminution of the quality: nicer. Examples are older than or more expensive than or bigger than or faster than or taller than etc. Adjectives are compared in two ways, either by adding er to the positive to form the comparative and est to the positive to form the superlative. The following adjectives are exceptions to this rule ( irregular ):

*bad becomes worse or worst
*good becomes better or best.


Comparative adjectives are also formed by prefixing more to the positive for the comparative and most to the positive for the superlative; handsome, handsomer, handsomest or handsome, more handsome, most handsome

Superlative Adjectives

The superlative adjective is that form which expresses the greatest increase or diminution of the quality: nicest. An adjective is in the superlative form when it expresses a comparison between one and a number of individuals taken separately; "John is the richest man in Boston.".

An adjective is also in the positive form when it does not express comparison; as, "A rich man." Adjectives of two or more syllables are generally compared by prefixing more and most. Example: Paris is the most romantic city in the world.

Predicate Adjective

A Predicate Adjective is an adjective that functions as a predicate, such as "John is handsome", handsome being the Predicate Adjective.


Overview

*An adjective is in the superlative form when it expresses a comparison between one and a number of individuals taken separately; "John is the richest man in Boston."
*Adjectives expressive of properties or circumstances which cannot be increased have only the positive form; a circular road; the chief end; an extreme measure.
*Adjectives are compared in two ways, either by adding er to the positive to form the comparative and est to the positive to form the superlative, or by prefixing more to the positive for the comparative and most to the positive for the superlative; handsome, handsomer, handsomest or handsome, more handsome, most handsome
*Adjectives of two or more syllables are generally compared by prefixing more and most
*Many adjectives are irregular in comparison; bad, worse, worst or good, better, best.



Examples Help - Understanding the Different Adjectives!

Understanding the different types of Adjectives is a basic requirement of the English language.

We hope the above information will be of some assistance.


*English Grammar
*Types of Adjectives - Predicate, Positive, Comparative and Superlative
*Definition, List and Examples
*Adjectives and English Grammar
*What are Adjectives? List, Examples, Meaning and Definition
*Descriptive Adjectives
*Descriptive - colors, sizes, sound, taste, touch, shapes, qualities, time, personality and ages
*Types of Adjectives - Predicate, Positive, Comparative and Superlative
*English Grammar
*Definition, List and Examples of Adjectives
*Examples Help!

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