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===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
The class of adjectives is actually a small, closed subclass of nouns, usually relating to concrete properties of objects such as shape, color, size, and texture, and relatively permanent characteristics of people. Note that most English adjectives, like "cozy", "active", "incendiary", ..., are expressed in Roshterian by other means such as an inflected verb. | |||
Predicative adjectives work the same way as predicative nouns in that they must take the copula. | |||
Attributive adjectives are compounded after the noun. | Attributive adjectives are compounded after the noun. | ||
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*''bryn'' 'red': ''Ibrynua hoget.'' 'The apple is red.'; ''hootibryn'' or ''hootit bryn'' 'red apple' | *''bryn'' 'red': ''Ibrynua hoget.'' 'The apple is red.'; ''hootibryn'' or ''hootit bryn'' 'red apple' | ||
*''pant'' 'big': ''Ipantua huaryn.'' 'My house is big.'; ''huarypant'' or ''huaryt pant'' 'big house' | *''pant'' 'big': ''Ipantua huaryn.'' 'My house is big.'; ''huarypant'' or ''huaryt pant'' 'big house' | ||
===Prepositions=== | ===Prepositions=== | ||