Language/Tswana/Grammar/Adjectives
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In today's lesson, we will be discussing adjectives in Tswana. 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 describing. In this lesson, we will look at how to use adjectives in Tswana, as well as some examples of common adjectives.
Types of Adjectives
Adjectives can be divided into two main categories: descriptive adjectives and possessive adjectives.
Descriptive Adjectives
Descriptive adjectives are used to describe the qualities of a noun or pronoun. Examples of descriptive adjectives include 'big', 'small', 'happy', 'sad', 'beautiful', 'ugly', 'loud', 'quiet', etc.
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives are used to show possession or ownership. Examples of possessive adjectives include 'my', 'your', 'his', 'her', 'its', 'our', and 'their'.
Adjective Placement
In Tswana, adjectives usually come after the noun or pronoun they are describing. For example:
- Motho wa mabedi (person of beauty)
- Ditlhogo tsa lerato (flowers of love)
However, there are some exceptions to this rule. For example, when using the possessive adjective tsa, it comes before the noun or pronoun it is describing. For example:
- Tsa motho (of a person)
- Tsa ditlhogo (of flowers)
Common Adjectives
Here are some examples of common adjectives in Tswana:
- mabedi (beautiful)
- mabapi (bad)
- mabapi le mabedi (both good and bad)
- maboko (big)
- mokgwa (small)
- moholo (long)
- mokgwa wa moholo (short and long)
- mokgwa wa mabedi (beautiful and small)
- mokgwa wa mabapi (bad and small)
- mokgwa wa mabapi le mabedi (both bad and beautiful, but small)
Conclusion
In this lesson, we have looked at how to use adjectives in Tswana. We have discussed the two main types of adjectives (descriptive and possessive), as well as the placement of adjectives in Tswana sentences. We have also looked at some examples of common adjectives in Tswana.
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