Adjectives in English and

Arabic
 What does Adjective mean ?

An adjective is a word typically denotes

properties of objects, people, places. Adjectives
in Arabic and English are classified according to
the following criteria
 The differences between English adjective and
Arabic adjective

(1) Agreement:

English Arabic
Adjectives in English have the same In Arabic, however, adjectives agree
form for singular and plural, with nouns in gender and number
masculine and feminine nouns

e.g. A good girl good girls e.g. Walid thaki (smart boy)
A good boy good boys Bint thakia (smart girl(
Alwlad athkia (smart boys)
 The differences between English adjective and
Arabic adjective

(2) Position:

English Arabic
Adjectives in English may be located In Arabic, adjectives come after the
either before the noun or after the noun or the pronoun
verb

e.g. A happy girl Tom became rich e.g. Fatat jamila (beautiful girl)
Huna jamilat (they are beautiful)
 The differences between English adjective and
Arabic adjective
(3) Comparison:
English
Adjectives in English can be compared
in the following ways `
e.g. She is tall (plain)
She is taller than you (comparative)
Arabic
In Arabic, comparative adjective have
a base form called “elative measure”
(‫[ )أفعل‬afala]. comparative adjectives
express indefinite meanings
e.g. Kabeer (big)
Akbar (bigger)
 The differences between English adjective and
Arabic adjective

(4) Degree:

English Arabic
Both English and Arabic can be modified by degree modification
e.g. Very big It is nice too e.g. Kabiir-un id-jan (very big)
Inhu jamil Gyd-an (it is nice too)
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