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“Adjective". In attributive function, “adjectives" are morphologically invariant. They
“Adjective". In attributive function, “adjectives" are morphologically invariant. They
follow the relevant noun:
follow the relevant noun:
:''a yese quiko''
(3){{Gloss
:<small>ABS dog wet</small>
|phrase = a yese quiko.
:"a wet dog"
| gloss = ABS dog wet
| translation = "a wet dog."
}}


In predicative function, “adjectives" precede the noun (phrase) of which they are predicated and are morphologically indistinguishable from verbs:
In predicative function, “adjectives" precede the noun (phrase) of which they are predicated and are morphologically indistinguishable from verbs:
:''quiko a yese''
(4){{Gloss
:<small>be.wet ABS dog</small>
|phrase = quiko a yese.
:"the dog is wet."
| gloss = be.wet ABS dog
| translation = "the dog is wet."
}}


In general, there is not much evidence in Skerre for sharply differentiating between adjectives and verbs.
In general, there is not much evidence in Skerre for sharply differentiating between adjectives and verbs.
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