adjective
gb/ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/ us/ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/
A2
אנגלית
~ 10000
melléknév, melléknévi, jelzői, eljárásjogi, alaki, eljárási
שם עצם
A2
1
melléknév
A2
תבנית שימוש:
use [an adjective] before or after [a noun]
In the phrase "red car", "red" is an adjective.
A „piros autó” kifejezésben a „piros” melléknév.
"Beautiful" is an adjective that describes appearance.
A „szép” olyan melléknév, amely a külső megjelenést írja le.
Try to use at least one strong adjective in each paragraph.
The teacher asked us to underline every adjective in the text.
"Happy", "tired", and "bored" are common English adjectives.
דוגמאות ללומדים
"Big" is an adjective.
A „nagy” melléknév.
In "a small dog", "small" is an adjective.
A „kis kutya” kifejezésben a „kis” melléknév.
Please circle the adjectives in these sentences.
We learn many new adjectives in this class.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners often confuse adjectives with adverbs and try to use an adjective to describe a verb (for example, saying "run quick" instead of "run quickly"). They may also think adjectives in English change form for plural or gender, which they usually do not.
משמעות
Word that describes a noun
צירופים
use an adjective
|adjective and noun
|list of adjectives
|adjective ending
|adjective in a sentence
מילים נרדפות
describing word (Very simple and informal term, often used with children or beginners in language learning.)
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modifier (A broader linguistic term; not all modifiers are adjectives, but many adjectives act as modifiers of nouns.)
הפכים
noun (A different main word class that names people, places, things, or ideas, rather than describing them.)
נושאים
language
|education
|linguistics
|communication
הגדרה
A word used to describe a noun or pronoun, for example "big", "happy", or "three".
A word that describes, limits, or otherwise modifies the meaning of a noun or pronoun, often showing quality, quantity, or other characteristics.
B2
TECHNICAL
2
melléknévi
B2
jelzői
B2
תבנית שימוש:
[adjective] [noun] (e.g. "adjective clause")
In some grammars, a relative clause that modifies a noun is called an adjective clause.
Egyes nyelvtanokban a főnevet módosító vonatkozó mellékmondatot jelzői mellékmondatnak nevezik.
The book includes a chart of common adjective endings and adjective forms.
A könyv tartalmaz egy táblázatot a gyakori melléknévi végződésekről és melléknévi alakokról.
We spent the lesson analyzing the structure of adjective phrases in English.
דוגמאות ללומדים
An adjective clause gives more information about a noun.
A jelzői mellékmondat további információt ad egy főnévről.
This grammar book has a chapter on adjective phrases.
Ebben a nyelvtankönyvben van egy fejezet a melléknévi szerkezetekről.
Please write three sentences that include an adjective clause.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may think an "adjective clause" is any clause that contains an adjective, but it is a clause that functions like an adjective by giving more information about a noun.
משמעות
Relating to adjectives in grammar
צירופים
adjective clause
|adjective phrase
|adjective form
|adjective position
|adjective function
מילים נרדפות
descriptive (More general and not limited to grammar; many things can be descriptive without being grammatically adjective.)
הפכים
verbal (In grammar, describes things related to verbs rather than to adjectives.)
נושאים
language
|education
|linguistics
|communication
הגדרה
Describing something in grammar that works like an adjective or is about adjectives.
Relating to or functioning as an adjective in grammatical description.
C2
TECHNICAL
3
תבנית שימוש:
[adjective] [noun] (e.g. "adjective law")
The article draws a sharp line between substantive and adjective law.
A cikk éles határvonalat húz az anyagi jog és az eljárásjog között.
These provisions are purely adjective and do not create new legal rights.
Ezek a rendelkezések tisztán eljárásjogi jellegűek, és nem keletkeztetnek új jogokat.
Her research focuses on the adjective aspects of criminal procedure.
דוגמאות ללומדים
Adjective law deals with court rules.
Az eljárásjog a bírósági eljárás szabályaival foglalkozik.
Substantive law and adjective law are different ideas.
Az anyagi jog és az eljárásjog két különböző fogalom.
This book explains many adjective rules in legal cases.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may assume "adjective" here has its everyday grammatical meaning; in legal writing it can instead mean "procedural", which is rare and mainly appears in older texts.
משמעות
Relating to legal procedure
צירופים
adjective law
|adjective rules
|adjective rights
מילים נרדפות
procedural (The standard modern legal term; "adjective" in this sense is rare and mainly found in older or very formal legal writing.)
הפכים
substantive (In law, refers to rights and duties themselves, as opposed to the procedural or adjective rules that govern how those rights are enforced.)
נושאים
law
|academia
הגדרה
Describing legal rules about how a court case works, not about what is right or wrong in the case itself.
Relating to the rules or procedure of law, as opposed to the rights and duties that are the substance of the law.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
adjective
IPA
GB/ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/
US/ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/
הברות והטעמה
ad - ject - ive (3 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (ad)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: adjective
- Plural: adjectives
משפחת מילים
Forms
adjectives
noun
Related words
adjectival
adjective
Advanced or less common
adjectivally
adverb
ביטויים
adjective clause
1/ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv klˈɔz/
fixed phrase
technical
Clause that acts like an adjective
A group of words with a subject and verb that gives more information about a noun, like an adjective does.
דוגמאות
- In the sentence "The man who lives next door is a doctor", "who lives next door" is an adjective clause.
- This exercise will help you practice writing adjective clauses.
- Adjective clauses usually come right after the noun they describe.
adjective ending
1/ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv ˈɛndɪŋ/
fixed phrase
technical
Common suffix of an adjective
A typical group of letters at the end of an adjective, like -ful or -less.
דוגמאות
- The worksheet focuses on the adjective ending "-ful".
- Many English adjectives share the same adjective ending, such as "-ous".
- Learning common adjective endings can help you guess the meaning of new words.
adjective form
1/ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv fˈɔɹm/
fixed phrase
technical
Form of a word as an adjective
The way a word looks when it is used as an adjective.
דוגמאות
- The adjective form of "danger" is "dangerous".
- Students often confuse the noun form and the adjective form of the same word.
- Please write the adjective form of each noun in the table.
adjective order
1/ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv ˈɔɹdɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
Typical sequence of adjectives
The usual order that several adjectives follow when they come before a noun in English.
דוגמאות
- English has a preferred adjective order, for example "a big red ball", not "a red big ball".
- The chart shows the standard adjective order in English.
- Many learners find English adjective order difficult to remember.
adjective phrase
1/ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv fɹˈeɪz/
fixed phrase
technical
Phrase built around an adjective
A group of words built around an adjective, often with extra words before or after it.
דוגמאות
- In "full of energy", the words form an adjective phrase.
- We underlined the adjective phrase in each sentence.
- Some adjective phrases can come before the noun, and some come after it.
attributive adjective
1/ˈætɹəbjutɪv ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/
fixed phrase
technical
Adjective used before a noun
An adjective that comes before a noun and describes it.
דוגמאות
- In "a cold day", "cold" is an attributive adjective.
- Some adjectives are usually attributive and rarely used after a verb.
- The grammar book gives many examples of attributive adjectives.
attributive adjective
1/ˈætɹəbjutɪv ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/
fixed phrase
technical
adjective before a noun
An adjective that comes before a noun.
דוגמאות
- “Small” is an attributive adjective in “a small problem.”
- The textbook contrasts attributive adjectives with predicate adjectives.
- Not all adjectives can be used as attributive adjectives in every context.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- “New” is an attributive adjective in “a new phone.”
comparative adjective
1/kəmpˈɛɹɪtɪv ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/
fixed phrase
technical
Adjective form for comparison of two
A form of an adjective that shows the difference between two things, often ending in -er or using "more".
דוגמאות
- "Smaller" is the comparative adjective of "small".
- We use a comparative adjective to compare two people, things, or situations.
- The worksheet asks you to change each adjective into a comparative adjective.
predicative adjective
1/pɹˈɛdɪkətɪv ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/
fixed phrase
technical
Adjective used after a verb
An adjective that comes after a linking verb like "be" and describes the subject.
דוגמאות
- In "The soup is hot", "hot" is a predicative adjective.
- Some adjectives can only be predicative and not placed before a noun.
- The teacher explained the difference between attributive and predicative adjectives.
predicative adjective
1/pɹˈɛdɪkətɪv ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/
fixed phrase
technical
adjective used after linking verb
An adjective after a verb that describes the subject.
דוגמאות
- In “The soup smells good,” “good” is a predicative adjective.
- The worksheet asked us to underline the predicative adjectives in each sentence.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- In “The dog is friendly,” “friendly” is a predicative adjective.
superlative adjective
1/sʊpˈɚlɪtɪv ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/
fixed phrase
technical
Adjective form for highest degree
A form of an adjective that shows the highest or lowest level in a group, often ending in -est or using "most".
דוגמאות
- "Tallest" is the superlative adjective of "tall".
- We use a superlative adjective when we talk about one thing that is the most or least in a group.
- The teacher asked us to write three sentences using a superlative adjective.
superlative adjective
1/sʊpˈɚlɪtɪv ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/
fixed phrase
technical
adjective in superlative
An adjective like “the biggest” or “the most interesting.”
דוגמאות
- “Biggest” is a superlative adjective.
- In many cases, a superlative adjective is used with “the.”
דוגמאות ללומדים
- “The smallest” uses a superlative adjective.