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Adjectives in Af Mexee are technically verbs. Unlike other verbs, they do not vary according to gender. However, they are conjugated for time and person (following the adjectival conjugation). When used with a noun, they always have a final high tone due to being in the subjunctive (see [[#Dependent clauses|Dependent clauses]] for more information). | Adjectives in Af Mexee are technically verbs. Unlike other verbs, they do not vary according to gender. However, they are conjugated for time and person (following the adjectival conjugation). When used with a noun, they always have a final high tone due to being in the subjunctive (see [[#Dependent clauses|Dependent clauses]] for more information). | ||
e.g. '' | e.g. ''mín yár'' "a small house", ''mín yaraaý'' "a house that was small" | ||
Adjectives can be reduplicated and/or take [[Af Mexee/Verbs#Class III: Adjectival Conjugation|adjectival conjugation]] endings to show plurality, or the singular forms may be used. | Adjectives can be reduplicated and/or take [[Af Mexee/Verbs#Class III: Adjectival Conjugation|adjectival conjugation]] endings to show plurality, or the singular forms may be used. | ||
e.g. ''minóoyn yaryár/yaryaraán/yár/yaraán'' "small houses" | e.g. ''minóoyn yaryár / yaryaraán / yár / yaraán'' "small houses" | ||
Predicative and descriptive uses of adjectives are identical in the present (even in tone, unlike other verbs). Class III long forms can be used predicatively for disambiguation. Focus particles such as ''waa'' can also be used (note that in the present, ''waa'' can only be used with the long forms). | Predicative and descriptive uses of adjectives are identical in the present (even in tone, unlike other verbs). Class III long forms can be used predicatively for disambiguation. Focus particles such as ''waa'' can also be used (note that in the present, ''waa'' can only be used with the long forms). | ||
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e.g. ''ínanki <b>yár</b>'' "the '''small''' boy" OR "the boy '''is small'''" | e.g. ''ínanki <b>yár</b>'' "the '''small''' boy" OR "the boy '''is small'''" | ||
:''ínanki (waa) <b>yáryaha</b>'' "the boy '''is small'''" | :''ínanki (waa) <b>yáryaha</b>'' "the boy '''is small'''" | ||
:''ínankíi <b> | :''ínankíi <b>yaraaý</b>'' "the boy '''that was small'''" | ||
:''ínankíi (waa) <b>yaraay</b>''"the boy '''was small'''" | :''ínankíi (waa) <b>yaraay</b>''"the boy '''was small'''" | ||