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Some words, mostly of Arabic origin, take a plural in ''-ín'' (masculine) or ''-(w)at'' (feminine). There are also some broken plurals. | Some words, mostly of Arabic origin, take a plural in ''-ín'' (masculine) or ''-(w)at'' (feminine). There are also some broken plurals. | ||
===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
Adjectives take the following endings: | Adjectives take the following endings: | ||
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The neuter gender in adjectives is used for agreement with infinitives, neuter or impersonal pronouns, or ''que'' phrases, and as adverbs. | The neuter gender in adjectives is used for agreement with infinitives, neuter or impersonal pronouns, or ''que'' phrases, and as adverbs. | ||
===Adverbs=== | |||
====Derived from adjectives==== | |||
Adverbs are commonly derived from adjectives by one of the following methods: | |||
*The neuter form of the adjective - e.g. ''puro'' "purely" | |||
*The feminine form of the adjective suffixed with ''-ment'' - ''purament'' "purely" | |||
====Irregular adjectives==== | |||
The following adverbs are not regularly derived from their corresponding adjectives: | |||
*''bien'' "well" | |||
*etc. | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||