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Adjective 1

Grammar Notes

Adjective Placement

Adjectives always follow the noun they modify. Possessives will then follow the adjectives.

Copula and Definite Articles with Adjectives

Adjectives come in different ways and different places depending on their meaning:

  • – tasty fish
  • – fish are tasty.
  • – the dog is big.
  • – the big dog

Note the copula particle () in the second sentence. This is important, as it differentiates between it and the one before it. The copula particle is the same as the pronoun for the object and matches the noun ("fish", in this case) in gender and number.

Note also that in the final one, the definite article is attached to both "dog" and "big". This shows that they are a unit, unlike the sentence above it.

Lessons

Lesson 1

  • – small
  • – big
  • – new
  • – old
  • – hot
  • – cold

Lesson 2

  • – tall
  • – short
  • – close
  • – far
  • – long
  • – short

Lesson 3

  • – slow
  • – fast
  • – full
  • – empty
  • – dry
  • – wet
📖 Story: The old car 7 sentences · 3 questions

The old car

  1. We have an old car.
  2. The old car is very slow.
  3. The road to the sea is long, and it is hot today.
  4. The bottle is empty, and the children are not happy.
  5. But now the sea is close!
  6. The water is cold, and the children are wet and happy.
  7. An old car is a good car too.

Questions

What is the car like?

Why are the children unhappy on the way?

How are the children at the sea?

Practice

The rule

Two different patterns:

the big dogה־ on both words → a description
the dog is bigה־ only on the noun → a sentence

Each sentence shows the rule. Listen, say it after the voice, then tap the grey bar for the meaning and a note on the rule. The pattern quiz blanks out the key form.

Sentences

  • – The big dog · ה on both → "the big dog"
  • – The dog is big · no ה on the adjective → "is big"
  • – The water is cold · מים is plural → קרים
  • – The new house is beautiful · the new house (ה) + is beautiful (no ה)
  • – The road is long · דרך is feminine
  • – The glass is full · כוס is feminine
  • – The tall boy is nice · the tall boy (ה) + is nice
  • – The clothes are wet · plural → −ים

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