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<div class="pg_page_title">Central Atlas Tamazight Grammar - Adjectives</div>
<div class="pg_page_title">Central Atlas Tamazight Grammar - Adjectives</div>
Hi Central Atlas Tamazight learners! 😊<br>In today's lesson, we will be discussing adjectives in Central Atlas Tamazight. Adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns. They can be used to give more information about the noun or pronoun they are modifying. In Central Atlas Tamazight, adjectives are usually placed after the noun or pronoun they are modifying.  
 
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== Adjective Formation ==
== Adjectives in Central Atlas Tamazight ==
 
Adjectives in Central Atlas Tamazight usually come after the noun they modify. They can also come after a verb, but in that case, the adjective has a different function and can be considered as a predicate adjective.
 
Here are some examples of adjectives in Central Atlas Tamazight:
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Central Atlas Tamazight !! Pronunciation !! English
|-
| ⴰⵏⵔⴰⵡ || anraw || black
|-
| ⴰⴷⵉⴷ || adid || white
|-
| ⴰⵢⵜ || ayṭ || tall
|-
| ⵉⴱⵔⵉⵔ || ibrir || small
|}
 
In the examples above, you can see that adjectives in Central Atlas Tamazight do not change their form depending on the gender of the noun they modify. However, they can change their form depending on the number of the noun, which can be singular or plural.
 
== Agreement between Adjectives and Nouns ==
 
In Central Atlas Tamazight, adjectives must agree in number with the noun they modify. This means that if the noun is plural, the adjective also becomes plural. Here are some examples:


Adjectives in Central Atlas Tamazight are formed by adding suffixes to nouns and verbs. The suffixes used depend on the gender and number of the noun or pronoun being modified.
* Singular:
** ⴰⴷⵉⴷ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ adid amassa (white house)
** ⴰⵢⵜ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ ayṭ amassa (tall house)


=== Masculine Singular ===
* Plural:
** ⴰⴷⵉⴷⵎⵉⴹⵜ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ adidmidt amassa (white houses)
** ⴰⵢⵜⵎⵉⴹⵜ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ ayṭmidt amassa (tall houses)


For masculine singular nouns and pronouns, the suffix -en is added to the end of the word. For example, the word for "big" is tafen, which is formed from the noun taf (meaning "size").  
As you can see, when the noun is plural, the adjective takes the suffix -midt to indicate that it is also plural. Note that this suffix is not always used, and some adjectives do not change in the plural form.


=== Feminine Singular ===
== Degrees of Comparison ==


For feminine singular nouns and pronouns, the suffix -et is added to the end of the word. For example, the word for "beautiful" is tawet, which is formed from the noun taw (meaning "beauty").  
Adjectives in Central Atlas Tamazight can also have different degrees of comparison, which allows us to compare two or more things. There are two types of degree of comparison: the comparative and the superlative.


=== Masculine Plural ===
=== Comparative ===


For masculine plural nouns and pronouns, the suffix -enen is added to the end of the word. For example, the word for "strong" is tafenen, which is formed from the noun taf (meaning "strength").  
The comparative is used to compare two things. In Central Atlas Tamazight, the comparative is formed by adding the word "ur" before the adjective. Here are some examples:


=== Feminine Plural ===
* ⵜⵉⵣⵡⴰⵜ ⵉⵣⵖⴰⵔ ur tizwat izɣar (This book is bigger than that one)
* ⵜⴰⵡⴰⵡⵏⵜ ⵉⵣⵖⴰⵔ ur tawawnt izɣar (Tawawt is bigger than that)


For feminine plural nouns and pronouns, the suffix -eten is added to the end of the word. For example, the word for "wise" is taweten, which is formed from the noun taw (meaning "wisdom").
=== Superlative ===


== Adjective Agreement ==
The superlative is used to compare three or more things. In Central Atlas Tamazight, the superlative is formed by adding the word "aɣar" before the adjective. Here are some examples:


When using adjectives in Central Atlas Tamazight, it is important to make sure that the adjective agrees with the noun or pronoun it is modifying. This means that the adjective must have the same gender and number as the noun or pronoun it is modifying.
* ⵜⵉⵣⵡⴰⵜ ⵜⴰⵣⵣⵓ𝔾ⵀⴰ ur tizwat tazzugha aɣar (This book is the biggest)
* ⵜⴰⵎⵎⵉⵔⵜ ⵜⴰⵣⵣⵓ𝔾ⵀⴰ ur tammit tazzugha aɣar (Tammit is the biggest)


For example, if you are talking about a group of people, you would use the feminine plural form of the adjective. If you are talking about one person, you would use the masculine singular form of the adjective.
== Dialogue ==


== Adjective Order ==
Person 1: ⴰⴷⵉⴷ ⵏⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ. (Adid namassa. - The house is white.)
Person 2: ⴰⵢⵜ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ? (Ayṭ amassa? - Is the house tall?)
Person 1: ⵉⵢⵜ, ⵉⵜⵉⵍ ⵜⴰⵙⵜⴰⵕ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ. (Iyt, itil tastaɣram amassa. - Yes, it is the tallest house.)


In Central Atlas Tamazight, adjectives usually come after the noun or pronoun they are modifying. However, there are some exceptions to this rule. For example, when using two adjectives to describe a noun or pronoun, the adjective that describes the size or shape of the noun or pronoun usually comes first.
== Conclusion ==


For example, if you wanted to say "big red house", you would say "tafen tizi n tazart". Here, the adjective tafen (meaning "big") comes before the adjective tizi (meaning "red"), because it is describing the size of the house.  
That's it for this lesson on adjectives in Central Atlas Tamazight! Remember that adjectives are important in describing nouns and that they must agree in number with the noun they modify. To practice what you have learned, try to use adjectives in simple phrases and sentences.  


== Conclusion ==
<hr>➡ If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments section below.<br>➡ Feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎


In this lesson, we have discussed adjectives in Central Atlas Tamazight. We have looked at how adjectives are formed, how they agree with the noun or pronoun they are modifying, and the order in which they are used.


We hope that this lesson has helped you to gain a better understanding of adjectives in Central Atlas Tamazight.  
<span link>Having concluded this lesson, consider checking out these related pages: [[Language/Central-atlas-tamazight/Grammar/Gender|Gender]] & [[Language/Central-atlas-tamazight/Grammar/Conditional-Mood|Conditional Mood]].</span>
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<br><hr>If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments section below.<br>Feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Central-atlas-tamazight/Grammar/How-to-Use-Be|How to Use Be]]
* [[Language/Central-atlas-tamazight/Grammar/How-to-Use-Have|How to Use Have]]
* [[Language/Central-atlas-tamazight/Grammar/Give-your-Opinion|Give your Opinion]]
* [[Language/Central-atlas-tamazight/Grammar/Gender|Gender]]
* [[Language/Central-atlas-tamazight/Grammar/Conditional-Mood|Conditional Mood]]
* [[Language/Central-atlas-tamazight/Grammar/Negation|Negation]]
* [[Language/Central-atlas-tamazight/Grammar/Questions|Questions]]
* [[Language/Central-atlas-tamazight/Grammar/Pronouns|Pronouns]]
* [[Language/Central-atlas-tamazight/Grammar/Plurals|Plurals]]


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Central Atlas Tamazight Grammar - Adjectives

Hi Central Atlas Tamazight learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will focus on adjectives in Central Atlas Tamazight. As you may know, adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns, which are people, places, things, or ideas. Adjectives come in different forms, and they can vary depending on the gender and number of the noun they modify.

To improve your Central Atlas Tamazight Grammar, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

Adjectives in Central Atlas Tamazight[edit | edit source]

Adjectives in Central Atlas Tamazight usually come after the noun they modify. They can also come after a verb, but in that case, the adjective has a different function and can be considered as a predicate adjective.

Here are some examples of adjectives in Central Atlas Tamazight:

Central Atlas Tamazight Pronunciation English
ⴰⵏⵔⴰⵡ anraw black
ⴰⴷⵉⴷ adid white
ⴰⵢⵜ ayṭ tall
ⵉⴱⵔⵉⵔ ibrir small

In the examples above, you can see that adjectives in Central Atlas Tamazight do not change their form depending on the gender of the noun they modify. However, they can change their form depending on the number of the noun, which can be singular or plural.

Agreement between Adjectives and Nouns[edit | edit source]

In Central Atlas Tamazight, adjectives must agree in number with the noun they modify. This means that if the noun is plural, the adjective also becomes plural. Here are some examples:

  • Singular:
    • ⴰⴷⵉⴷ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ adid amassa (white house)
    • ⴰⵢⵜ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ ayṭ amassa (tall house)
  • Plural:
    • ⴰⴷⵉⴷⵎⵉⴹⵜ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ adidmidt amassa (white houses)
    • ⴰⵢⵜⵎⵉⴹⵜ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ ayṭmidt amassa (tall houses)

As you can see, when the noun is plural, the adjective takes the suffix -midt to indicate that it is also plural. Note that this suffix is not always used, and some adjectives do not change in the plural form.

Degrees of Comparison[edit | edit source]

Adjectives in Central Atlas Tamazight can also have different degrees of comparison, which allows us to compare two or more things. There are two types of degree of comparison: the comparative and the superlative.

Comparative[edit | edit source]

The comparative is used to compare two things. In Central Atlas Tamazight, the comparative is formed by adding the word "ur" before the adjective. Here are some examples:

  • ⵜⵉⵣⵡⴰⵜ ⵉⵣⵖⴰⵔ ur tizwat izɣar (This book is bigger than that one)
  • ⵜⴰⵡⴰⵡⵏⵜ ⵉⵣⵖⴰⵔ ur tawawnt izɣar (Tawawt is bigger than that)

Superlative[edit | edit source]

The superlative is used to compare three or more things. In Central Atlas Tamazight, the superlative is formed by adding the word "aɣar" before the adjective. Here are some examples:

  • ⵜⵉⵣⵡⴰⵜ ⵜⴰⵣⵣⵓ𝔾ⵀⴰ ur tizwat tazzugha aɣar (This book is the biggest)
  • ⵜⴰⵎⵎⵉⵔⵜ ⵜⴰⵣⵣⵓ𝔾ⵀⴰ ur tammit tazzugha aɣar (Tammit is the biggest)

Dialogue[edit | edit source]

Person 1: ⴰⴷⵉⴷ ⵏⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ. (Adid namassa. - The house is white.) Person 2: ⴰⵢⵜ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ? (Ayṭ amassa? - Is the house tall?) Person 1: ⵉⵢⵜ, ⵉⵜⵉⵍ ⵜⴰⵙⵜⴰⵕ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ. (Iyt, itil tastaɣram amassa. - Yes, it is the tallest house.)

Conclusion[edit | edit source]

That's it for this lesson on adjectives in Central Atlas Tamazight! Remember that adjectives are important in describing nouns and that they must agree in number with the noun they modify. To practice what you have learned, try to use adjectives in simple phrases and sentences.

➡ If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments section below.
➡ Feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎


Having concluded this lesson, consider checking out these related pages: Gender & Conditional Mood.

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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