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===Adjectives===
===Adjectives===
Predicative adjectives work the same way as predicative nouns in that they must take the copula. Thus the class of adjectives are actually a small, closed subclass of nouns.
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, especially for more common adjectives such as those relating to shape, color, size or other concrete properties of objects.  
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.