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Hi Bambara learners! 😊<br>In today's lesson, we will be discussing adjectives in the Bambara language. Adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns. They can be used to give more information about a person, place, thing, or idea.  
 
Hi [https://polyglotclub.com/language/bambara Bambara] learners! 😊<br>
In this lesson, we will be talking about adjectives in Bambara. Adjectives are words that describe nouns and pronouns. For example, in the sentence "the red car is fast", "red" is the adjective that describes the car. Adjectives in Bambara follow the noun they describe and agree with the noun in gender and number.


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== Adjective Formation ==
== Adjective agreement ==
 
In Bambara, adjectives agree with the gender and number of the noun they describe. There are two genders in Bambara: masculine and feminine. The plural form is also used for groups that include both genders. Here are some examples:
Adjectives in Bambara are formed by adding suffixes to nouns. The suffixes used depend on the gender of the noun being modified. For example, the suffix -wɛrɛ is used to form adjectives from masculine nouns, while the suffix -wɛ is used to form adjectives from feminine nouns.  
 
=== Masculine Adjectives ===
 
Masculine adjectives are formed by adding the suffix -wɛrɛ to the end of a masculine noun. For example, the word for "man" in Bambara is nyɔnɔ, so the adjective meaning "male" would be nyɔnɔwɛrɛ.
 
=== Feminine Adjectives ===
 
Feminine adjectives are formed by adding the suffix -wɛ to the end of a feminine noun. For example, the word for "woman" in Bambara is kɔnɔ, so the adjective meaning "female" would be kɔnɔwɛ.  


== Adjective Placement ==
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! Bambara !! Pronunciation !! English
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| tɔgɔ  || taw-go || big (masculine singular)
|-
| wuli  || woo-lee || small (masculine singular)
|-
| kura  || koo-rah || hot (feminine singular)
|-
| kali  || kah-lee || cold (feminine singular)
|-
| tɔgɔ-tigui  || taw-go-tee-gee || big (masculine plural)
|-
| wuli-wari  || woo-lee-waa-ree || small (masculine plural)
|-
| kura-koroni  || koo-rah-koh-roh-nee || hot (feminine plural)
|-
| kali-koroni  || kah-lee-koh-roh-nee || cold (feminine plural)
|}


Adjectives in Bambara are placed before the noun they modify. For example, the phrase "beautiful woman" would be translated as kɔnɔwɛ sɔrɔ.  
Notice that the adjective agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies. For example, "tɔgɔ" (big) becomes "tɔgɔ-tigui" in the plural masculine, and "kura" (hot) becomes "kura-koroni" in the plural feminine.  


== Adjective Agreement ==
== Placement of adjectives ==
In Bambara, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe. For example, "aw ye fɔlɔ lwili" means "the small dog". "Fɔlɔ" means "dog", and "lwili" means "small". However, adjectives can come before the noun for emphasis or clarification. For example, "lwili fɔlɔ bɛn bɛ" means "the small dog is over there". "Lwili" comes before "fɔlɔ" to emphasize that the dog is small.


Adjectives in Bambara must agree with the noun they modify in terms of gender and number. For example, if the noun is plural, the adjective must also be plural. If the noun is feminine, the adjective must also be feminine.
== Comparison of adjectives ==
In Bambara, there are three levels of comparison for adjectives: positive, comparative, and superlative. Here is an example of each:


For example, the phrase "beautiful women" would be translated as kɔnɔwɛ sɔrɔw.  
* Positive: Muso ye tɔgɔ. (The mouse is big.)
* Comparative: Muso ye tɔgɔra. (The mouse is bigger.)
* Superlative: Muso ye tɔgɔra dɛ bɛ fɛ. (The mouse is the biggest of all.)


== Conclusion ==
To form the comparative and superlative, we add "-ra" to the end of the adjective. The word "dɛ" means "of all" and is used to indicate the superlative.


In this lesson, we discussed how adjectives are formed and used in the Bambara language. We learned that adjectives are formed by adding suffixes to nouns, and that they must agree with the noun they modify in terms of gender and number.
== Practice dialogue ==
To help you practice using adjectives in Bambara, here is a dialogue between two friends:


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* Person 1: Aw ye kura hɛrɛyɛ? (Is the food hot?)
* Person 2: Aa, aw ye kura! (Yes, the food is hot!)
* Person 1: Aw ye tɔgɔna kɔrɔ. (The big car is fast.)
* Person 2: Wo, tɔgɔna ye, kɔrɔ ye! (Wow, it's big and fast!)
* Person 1: Tigɛ kɛ, mago ye mɔgɔya. (Look at that red shirt.)
* Person 2: Aa, aw ni mɔgɔya, kɛ ni falan. (Yes, it's red, but it's also cheap.)


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==Related Lessons==
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* [[Language/Bambara/Grammar/Plurals|Plurals]]
* [[Language/Bambara/Grammar/Questions|Questions]]
* [[Language/Bambara/Grammar/Conditional-Mood|Conditional Mood]]
* [[Language/Bambara/Grammar/Pronouns|Pronouns]]
* [[Language/Bambara/Grammar/Negation|Negation]]


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Bambara Grammar - Adjectives

Hi Bambara learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will be talking about adjectives in Bambara. Adjectives are words that describe nouns and pronouns. For example, in the sentence "the red car is fast", "red" is the adjective that describes the car. Adjectives in Bambara follow the noun they describe and agree with the noun in gender and number.

Adjective agreement

In Bambara, adjectives agree with the gender and number of the noun they describe. There are two genders in Bambara: masculine and feminine. The plural form is also used for groups that include both genders. Here are some examples:

Bambara Pronunciation English
tɔgɔ taw-go big (masculine singular)
wuli woo-lee small (masculine singular)
kura koo-rah hot (feminine singular)
kali kah-lee cold (feminine singular)
tɔgɔ-tigui taw-go-tee-gee big (masculine plural)
wuli-wari woo-lee-waa-ree small (masculine plural)
kura-koroni koo-rah-koh-roh-nee hot (feminine plural)
kali-koroni kah-lee-koh-roh-nee cold (feminine plural)

Notice that the adjective agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies. For example, "tɔgɔ" (big) becomes "tɔgɔ-tigui" in the plural masculine, and "kura" (hot) becomes "kura-koroni" in the plural feminine.

Placement of adjectives

In Bambara, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe. For example, "aw ye fɔlɔ lwili" means "the small dog". "Fɔlɔ" means "dog", and "lwili" means "small". However, adjectives can come before the noun for emphasis or clarification. For example, "lwili fɔlɔ bɛn bɛ" means "the small dog is over there". "Lwili" comes before "fɔlɔ" to emphasize that the dog is small.

Comparison of adjectives

In Bambara, there are three levels of comparison for adjectives: positive, comparative, and superlative. Here is an example of each:

  • Positive: Muso ye tɔgɔ. (The mouse is big.)
  • Comparative: Muso ye tɔgɔra. (The mouse is bigger.)
  • Superlative: Muso ye tɔgɔra dɛ bɛ fɛ. (The mouse is the biggest of all.)

To form the comparative and superlative, we add "-ra" to the end of the adjective. The word "dɛ" means "of all" and is used to indicate the superlative.

Practice dialogue

To help you practice using adjectives in Bambara, here is a dialogue between two friends:

  • Person 1: Aw ye kura hɛrɛyɛ? (Is the food hot?)
  • Person 2: Aa, aw ye kura! (Yes, the food is hot!)
  • Person 1: Aw ye tɔgɔna kɔrɔ. (The big car is fast.)
  • Person 2: Wo, tɔgɔna ye, kɔrɔ ye! (Wow, it's big and fast!)
  • Person 1: Tigɛ kɛ, mago ye mɔgɔya. (Look at that red shirt.)
  • Person 2: Aa, aw ni mɔgɔya, kɛ ni falan. (Yes, it's red, but it's also cheap.)
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