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===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
Predicative adjectives work the same way as predicative nouns in that they must take the copula | Predicative adjectives work the same way as predicative nouns in that they must take the copula. | ||
*''bryn'' 'red': ''Brynua hoged.'' 'The apple is red.'; ''hoodibryn'' 'red apple' | Attributive adjectives are compounded after the noun, especially for more common adjectives such as those relating to shape, color, size or other concrete properties of objects. | ||
*''ṉii'' 'big': ''Ṉiilua huaryn.'' 'My house is big.'; ''huaryṉii'' 'big house' | |||
A more analytic construction can also be used: the 3rd person singular inanimate possessive suffix is added to the noun, and the adjective comes after. | |||
*''bryn'' 'red': ''Brynua hoged.'' 'The apple is red.'; ''hoodibryn'' or ''hoodit bryn'' 'red apple' | |||
*''ṉii'' 'big': ''Ṉiilua huaryn.'' 'My house is big.'; ''huaryṉii'' or ''huaryt ṉii'' 'big house' | |||
*''ros̱ṯerim'' 'Roshterian': ''Ros̱ṯerimutu.'' 'They're Roshterian.'; ''Qaaros̱ṯerim'' 'Roshteria' (lit. 'Roshterian country') | *''ros̱ṯerim'' 'Roshterian': ''Ros̱ṯerimutu.'' 'They're Roshterian.'; ''Qaaros̱ṯerim'' 'Roshteria' (lit. 'Roshterian country') | ||