Adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns or pronouns. They give more information about a person, place, thing, or idea.
3.1 Descriptive Adjectives
Descriptive adjectives add detail and character to a noun or pronoun by describing its qualities, appearance, or traits
mnq# pCnq ka# soM!
(mán pen káa sàwm)
- It is a blue car
mnq# c,j# pCnq lukq@ dI
(mán tsáai pen lūk dee)
- He is a good kid
Here, good (dee) and blue (káa) are adjectives that describe the character of the boy, and the color of the car as their description,so they are descriptive adjectives
3.2 Quantitative Adjectives
Quantitative adjectives specify the quantity, amount, or number of a noun
mnq# mI# tj# eka$ nM
(mán mée tái kâw nam)
- He has many friends
AI! sV[q sEw$ ka# s,M lM#
(èe saeng sêr káa saam lám)
- Iseng bought four cars.
Here, many (nam) and many (four) are adjectives that tell us how many friends the boy has and how many cars Iseng bought, hence they are quantitative adjectives.
3.3 Demonstrative Adjectives
Demonstrative adjectives indicates the specific position of a noun in space or time, emphasizing which particular person, place, or thing is being discussed
ka# nj$ dI
(káa nâi dee)
- This car is good
pnq ppq$ nnq$ xa@
(pan pâp nân khāa)
- Give me that book
Here, this (nâi) and that (nân) are demonstrative adjectives.
3.4 Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives indicates ownership or possession of a noun
rEnq# xw y]!
(rérn khao yàu)
- His house is big
ka# nj$ pCnq xo[q kw
(káa nâi pen khawng kao)
- This car is mine
Here, his (khao) and mine (khawng kao) are possessive adjectives.
3.5 Comparative Adjectives
Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify
mnq# n,[q# su[q lEw kw
(mán náang sung ler kao)
- She is taller than me
You add the ler adverb to turn a regular adjective into a comparative adjective. So sung means tall but sung ler means taller.
3.6 Superlative Adjectives
em]@ kw dI lEw pEnq@
(māe kao dee ler pērn)
- My mother is the best
You add the ler pērn adverb to turn a regular adjective into a superlative adjective. So dee means good but dee ler pērn means best.
And, that was all for adjectives lesson. Head out to verbs section, to learn more about verbs after this and check out the other lessons too.
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3.1 Descriptive Adjectives
Descriptive adjectives add detail and character to a noun or pronoun by describing its qualities, appearance, or traits
mnq# pCnq ka# soM!(mán pen káa sàwm)
- It is a blue car
mnq# c,j# pCnq lukq@ dI(mán tsáai pen lūk dee)
- He is a good kid
Here, good (dee) and blue (káa) are adjectives that describe the character of the boy, and the color of the car as their description,so they are descriptive adjectives
3.2 Quantitative Adjectives
Quantitative adjectives specify the quantity, amount, or number of a noun
mnq# mI# tj# eka$ nM(mán mée tái kâw nam)
- He has many friends
AI! sV[q sEw$ ka# s,M lM#(èe saeng sêr káa saam lám)
- Iseng bought four cars.
Here, many (nam) and many (four) are adjectives that tell us how many friends the boy has and how many cars Iseng bought, hence they are quantitative adjectives.
3.3 Demonstrative Adjectives
Demonstrative adjectives indicates the specific position of a noun in space or time, emphasizing which particular person, place, or thing is being discussed
ka# nj$ dI(káa nâi dee)
- This car is good
pnq ppq$ nnq$ xa@(pan pâp nân khāa)
- Give me that book
Here, this (nâi) and that (nân) are demonstrative adjectives.
3.4 Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives indicates ownership or possession of a noun
rEnq# xw y]!(rérn khao yàu)
- His house is big
ka# nj$ pCnq xo[q kw(káa nâi pen khawng kao)
- This car is mine
Here, his (khao) and mine (khawng kao) are possessive adjectives.
3.5 Comparative Adjectives
Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify
mnq# n,[q# su[q lEw kw(mán náang sung ler kao)
- She is taller than me
You add the ler adverb to turn a regular adjective into a comparative adjective. So sung means tall but sung ler means taller.
3.6 Superlative Adjectives
em]@ kw dI lEw pEnq@(māe kao dee ler pērn)
- My mother is the best
You add the ler pērn adverb to turn a regular adjective into a superlative adjective. So dee means good but dee ler pērn means best.
And, that was all for adjectives lesson. Head out to verbs section, to learn more about verbs after this and check out the other lessons too.
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We thank @birmanicus for providing all audio in this lessons as well as other lessons. So please make sure to follow him on instagram