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The adjective is a modifier, ie it modifies the noun to which it relates and agrees in gender and number with this same noun. Generally, in Sicilian, the adjective follows the noun: | The adjective is a modifier, ie it modifies the noun to which it relates and agrees in gender and number with this same noun. Generally, in Sicilian, the adjective follows the noun: | ||
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|My brother had a little dog | |My brother had a little dog | ||
|Mê frati avìa un cani nicu | |Mê frati avìa un cani nicu | ||
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Sometimes the adjective comes before the noun, which it modifies to give greater emphasis to the subject. | |||
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|Adjective (Sicilian) | |||
|Adjective (English) | |||
|Example (Sicilian) | |||
|Example (English) | |||
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|beddu | |||
|beautiful | |||
|Chidda è na bedda picciòtta | |||
|She's (really) a beautiful girl | |||
|- | |||
|ran | |||
|big | |||
|Iddu avi nu gran cavàddu | |||
|He had a (very) big horse | |||
|- | |||
|bruttu | |||
|bad | |||
|La iena è un bruttu armàlu | |||
|The hyena is a (very) bad animal | |||
|- | |||
|avutru | |||
|other | |||
|Lu patri avi n'avutru cani | |||
|The father had (well) another dog | |||
|- | |||
|caru | |||
|charming | |||
|Iddu è un caru picciòttu | |||
|It's (really) a charming little | |||
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== Some Adjectives in Sicilian == | |||
==Some Adjectives in Sicilian== | |||
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!<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big> | !<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big> | ||
Revision as of 12:13, 20 November 2022
Hello everybody,
In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨ADJECTIVES¨ in Sicilian
Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !
Happy learning ! 😊
Rules
The adjective is a modifier, ie it modifies the noun to which it relates and agrees in gender and number with this same noun. Generally, in Sicilian, the adjective follows the noun:
| English | Sicilian |
|---|---|
| The beautiful house | La casa bedda |
| The little tree | L'arvulu nicu |
| The high wall | Lu muru autu |
| He climbed the high ladder | Acchianò la scala auta |
| We have a beautiful horse | Avèmu un cavàddu beddu |
| They gave him a red ball | A ìddu ci dèttiru na palla russa |
| My brother had a little dog | Mê frati avìa un cani nicu |
Sometimes the adjective comes before the noun, which it modifies to give greater emphasis to the subject.
| Adjective (Sicilian) | Adjective (English) | Example (Sicilian) | Example (English) |
| beddu | beautiful | Chidda è na bedda picciòtta | She's (really) a beautiful girl |
| ran | big | Iddu avi nu gran cavàddu | He had a (very) big horse |
| bruttu | bad | La iena è un bruttu armàlu | The hyena is a (very) bad animal |
| avutru | other | Lu patri avi n'avutru cani | The father had (well) another dog |
| caru | charming | Iddu è un caru picciòttu | It's (really) a charming little |
Some Adjectives in Sicilian
| ENGLISH | SICILIAN |
|---|---|
| big (m) / big (f) | granni / granni |
| other (m) / other (f) | àutru / àutra |
| large (m) / large (f) | granni / granni |
| heavy (m) / heavy (f) | pisanti / pisanta |
| small (m) / small (f) | nicu / nica |
| short (m) / short (f) | curtu / curta |
| thin (m) / thin (f) | màuru / màura |
| good (m) / good (f) | bonu / bona |
| dry (m) / dry (f) | asciuttu / asciutta |
| dirty (m) / dirty (f) | lordu / lorda |
| wet (m) / wet (f) | bagnatu / bagnata |
| correct (m) / correct (f) | giustu / giusta |
| far (m) / far (f) | luntanu / luntanu |
| old (m) / old (f) | vecchiu / vecchia |
| new (m) / new (f) | novu / nova |
| full (m) / full (f) | chinu / china |
| cold (m) / cold (f) | friddu / fridda |
| warm (m) / warm (f) | càudu / càuda |