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Uses of adjectives
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Attributive adjective | Gives additional information about noun it modifies, sentence would be sentence without it (Agricola miser ambulat in magnam vīllam- the unhappy farmer is walking into the large farmhouse) |
| Predicative adjective | Usually with verb "to be", makes statement about the noun it modifies, if it is removed, there is no sentence (Agricola miser est, sed vīlla est magna-the farmer is unhappy, but hid farmhouse is large) |
| Substantive adjective | No noun to modify, but used as noun itself, translate according to gender and number ("malus"-a bad man "mala"-a bad woman "malum"-a bad thing "malī"-bad men/the wicked "malae"-bad women "mala"-bad things, evils |