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Standard Moroccan Tamazight Grammar - Adjectives

Hi Standard Moroccan Tamazight learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn about adjectives in Standard Moroccan Tamazight. An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. For example: "The red car" - "red" is an adjective that describes the noun "car".
To understand adjectives, it is important to have a good understanding of nouns. If you need a refresher, check out the Grammar section on Standard Moroccan Tamazight nouns on the Polyglot Club website.

With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Verb to be, Pronouns, Nouns & Future Tense.

Types of Adjectives

In Standard Moroccan Tamazight, adjectives follow the noun they describe. There are two types of adjectives:

Descriptive Adjectives

Descriptive adjectives describe the characteristics of a noun. Here are some examples:

Standard Moroccan Tamazight	Pronunciation	English
تَــاجُ	taajou	Crown
كَبِيْـرَة	kabira	Big
سَــرِيْـعَة	sarii'a	Fast

For example, in the sentence "The big house", "big" is the descriptive adjective that describes the size of the noun "house".

Possessive Adjectives

Possessive adjectives show possession, ownership, or a relationship to someone or something. Here are some examples:

Standard Moroccan Tamazight	Pronunciation	English
أَنَا	ana	My
كَ	ka	Your
هِيَ	hiya	Her

For example, in the sentence "My book is on the table", "my" is the possessive adjective that shows ownership of the noun "book".

Placing Adjectives

In Standard Moroccan Tamazight, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe. For example, "The red apple" is translated to "التفاحة الحمراء" (At-Tuffahah Al-Hamraa). However, in cases where there is a series of adjectives that all describe the same noun, the adjectives are placed before the noun. For example, "The big, red apple" is translated to "التفاحة الحمراء الكبيرة" (At-Tuffahah Al-Hamraa Al-Kabira).

Comparing Adjectives

In English, we add "-er" or "more" to adjectives to make comparisons. In Standard Moroccan Tamazight, comparatives and superlatives are formed using the word "أَكْثَرَ" (Akthara) which means "more" and "أَكْثَرَ مِنْ" (Akthara Min) which means "more than". Here are some examples:

• Comparative: "My car is faster than your car"

"سَرَعَة سَيَّارَتِي أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَرَعَةِ سَيَّارَتِكَ" "Sar'aat Sayyaratii Akthara Min Sar'aat Sayyarataka"

• Superlative: "This is the biggest park in the city"

"هَذَا الْحَدِيْقَة الْكَبِيْرَة فِي الْمَدِيْنَة" "Hatha Al-Hadeeqah Al-Kabira Fil Madinah"

Dialogue

• Person 1: هَادْيَا كْبِيْرَة وَ حَمْرَاء

(Hadiaa kabira wa hamraa) "This is big and red"

• Person 2: وَ هَادْيَا صَغِيْرَة وَ خَضْرَاء

(Wa hadia saghira wa khadraa) "And this is small and green"

Conclusion

Adjectives are an important part of any language, and by learning them you will be able to better describe people, places, and things in Standard Moroccan Tamazight. To improve your Standard Moroccan Tamazight Grammar, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

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Finished this lesson? Check out these related lessons: Plurals, Standard Moroccan Tamazight Grammar: Introduction to Tamazight ..., Plural Nouns & Irregular Future Tense Verbs.

Other Lessons

• Pronouns
• Nouns
• Questions
• Conditional Mood
• Verb to be
• Possessive pronouns
• Give your Opinion
• How to Use Have
• Plurals