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ENGLISH ADJECTIVES

SUFFIX
1. Agnes Ramba’

2. Arniati yunus Pasa

3. Hendrik Ibrahim
1. -ABLE (DAPAT/ BISA)

Verb to adjective
 Read→membaca
[ ( read)v + (-able) ]Adj →dapat dibaca
Ex: The travel guide is very readable
 Teach →mengajar
[ (teach)v + (-able) ]Adj → dapat diajar
Ex: Rafa is very teachable because he enjoys learning
2. -AL

Noun to adjective

 Person → orang

[ (person)n + (-al) ]Adj →pribadi

Ex: I can speak from personal experience

 Nature →sifat dasar

[ (nature)n + (-al) ]Adj →alamiah/ kelaziman

Ex: I like to drink natural mineral water


3. -ANT/ENT

Verb to adjective

 Signify → menandakan

[ (signify)v + (-ant) ]Adj → penting/ berarti

Ex: This is a significant change

 Excel → melampaui

[ (excel)v + (-ent) ]Adj → unggul

Ex: Deni is an excellent student


4. -AR

Noun to adjective
Molecul → senyawa
[ (molecul)n + (-ar) ]Adj →
yg berhubungan dengan molekul
Ex: a high molecular weight is difficult to distinguish
from natural rubber.
5. -ARY

Noun to adjective

 [ (moment)n + (-ary) ]Adj → sebentar

Ex: I see they are momentary


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