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===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
Predicative adjectives work the same way as predicative nouns in that they must take the copula. | Predicative adjectives work the same way as predicative nouns in that they must take the copula. The class of adjectives are actually a small, closed subclass of nouns, usually relating to shape, color, size, texture, and other concrete properties of objects. | ||
Attributive adjectives are compounded after the noun | Attributive adjectives are often compounded after the noun. | ||
A more analytic construction can also be used: the 3rd person singular inanimate possessive suffix is added to the noun, and the adjective comes after. | A more analytic construction can also be used: the 3rd person singular inanimate possessive suffix is added to the noun, and the adjective comes after. | ||