Language/Afar/Grammar/Adjectives
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In today's lesson, we will be discussing adjectives in Afar. 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 Afar, adjectives are placed before the noun they are modifying.
Adjective Agreement
Adjectives in Afar must agree with the noun they are modifying in gender and number. This means that the adjective must match the gender and number of the noun it is describing. For example, if the noun is feminine singular, then the adjective must also be feminine singular.
Masculine Singular
When the noun is masculine singular, the adjective will take the following form:
- adjective + -a
For example:
- dabbe (big) + -a = dabbea (big)
Feminine Singular
When the noun is feminine singular, the adjective will take the following form:
- adjective + -e
For example:
- dabbe (big) + -e = dabbee (big)
Masculine Plural
When the noun is masculine plural, the adjective will take the following form:
- adjective + -ee
For example:
- dabbe (big) + -ee = dabbeee (big)
Feminine Plural
When the noun is feminine plural, the adjective will take the following form:
- adjective + -ee
For example:
- dabbe (big) + -ee = dabbeee (big)
Adjective Position
In Afar, adjectives are placed before the noun they are modifying. For example:
- dabbea bokkuu (big tree)
In this sentence, the adjective dabbea (big) is placed before the noun bokkuu (tree).
Adjective Comparison
Adjectives in Afar can be compared using the suffixes -aa and -ee. The suffix -aa is used to compare two things, while the suffix -ee is used to compare three or more things.
For example:
- dabbea (big) + -aa = dabbeaa (bigger)
- dabbea (big) + -ee = dabbeee (biggest)
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