adjective
gb/ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/ us/ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/
A2
Engleză
~ 10000
melléknév, melléknévi, jelzői, eljárásjogi, alaki, eljárási
SUBSTANTIV
A2
1
melléknév
A2
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
"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.
Greșeală frecventă:
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.
Sens
Word that describes a noun
Colocații
use an adjective
|adjective and noun
|list of adjectives
|adjective ending
|adjective in a sentence
Sinonime
describing word (Very simple and informal term, often used with children or beginners in language learning.)
|
modifier (A broader linguistic term; not all modifiers are adjectives, but many adjectives act as modifiers of nouns.)
Antonime
noun (A different main word class that names people, places, things, or ideas, rather than describing them.)
Teme
language
|education
|linguistics
|communication
Definiție
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
Tipar de utilizare:
[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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
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.
Sens
Relating to adjectives in grammar
Colocații
adjective clause
|adjective phrase
|adjective form
|adjective position
|adjective function
Sinonime
descriptive (More general and not limited to grammar; many things can be descriptive without being grammatically adjective.)
Antonime
verbal (In grammar, describes things related to verbs rather than to adjectives.)
Teme
language
|education
|linguistics
|communication
Definiție
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
Tipar de utilizare:
[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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
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.
Sens
Relating to legal procedure
Colocații
adjective law
|adjective rules
|adjective rights
Sinonime
procedural (The standard modern legal term; "adjective" in this sense is rare and mainly found in older or very formal legal writing.)
Antonime
substantive (In law, refers to rights and duties themselves, as opposed to the procedural or adjective rules that govern how those rights are enforced.)
Teme
law
|academia
Definiție
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.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
adjective
IPA
GB/ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/
US/ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/
Silabe și accent
ad - ject - ive (3 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (ad)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: adjective
- Plural: adjectives
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
adjectives
noun
Related words
adjectival
adjective
Advanced or less common
adjectivally
adverb
Expresii
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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- “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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- “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".
Exemple
- "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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- In “The soup smells good,” “good” is a predicative adjective.
- The worksheet asked us to underline the predicative adjectives in each sentence.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- 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".
Exemple
- "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.”
Exemple
- “Biggest” is a superlative adjective.
- In many cases, a superlative adjective is used with “the.”
Exemple pentru cursanți
- “The smallest” uses a superlative adjective.