Što je to?
Pridjevi opisuju imenice. Oni daju više informacija o osobi, mjestu, stvari ili ideji.
Uobičajeni pridjevi opisuju osobine kao što su veličina, boja, dob, oblik ili mišljenje.
Primjeri:
- a small house
- a red bag
- an old car
- a friendly teacher
Pokazni pridjevi upućuju na određene imenice. To su:
- this
- that
- these
- those
Pokazni pridjev uvijek dolazi ispred imenice.
Primjeri:
- this book
- that building
- these shoes
- those people
Kada se koristi
Koristite uobičajene pridjeve da opišete kakva je neka imenica.
Primjeri:
- a beautiful garden
- a difficult question
- a cold morning
Koristite pokazne pridjeve da pokažete na koju osobu ili stvar mislite.
Koristite this za jednu osobu ili stvar koja je blizu.
- this chair
Koristite that za jednu osobu ili stvar koja je dalje.
- that chair
Koristite these za dvije ili više osoba ili stvari koje su blizu.
- these chairs
Koristite those za dvije ili više osoba ili stvari koje su dalje.
- those chairs
Pokazni pridjevi također mogu pokazati čini li se nešto blisko ili udaljeno u vremenu.
- this week
- that day
- these months
- those years
Struktura
Uobičajeni pridjevi ispred imenica
Uobičajena struktura je:
član ili određivač + pridjev + imenica
| Određivač | Pridjev | Imenica |
|---|---|---|
| a | small | room |
| an | interesting | idea |
| the | blue | door |
| my | new | phone |
Uobičajeni pridjevi ne mijenjaju se za jedninu ili množinu imenica.
- a small box
- two small boxes
Uobičajeni pridjevi nakon poveznog glagola
Pridjevi također mogu doći nakon glagola kao što su be, look, feel, seem i become.
Struktura je:
subjekt + povezni glagol + pridjev
- The room is small.
- She looks tired.
- The water feels cold.
Pokazni pridjevi
Struktura je:
pokazni pridjev + imenica
| Udaljenost | Jednina | Množina |
|---|---|---|
| Blizu | this book | these books |
| Daleko | that book | those books |
Koristite this i that uz imenice u jednini.
- this apple
- that person
Koristite these i those uz imenice u množini.
- these apples
- those people
Pokazni pridjev može doći ispred drugog pridjeva.
Struktura je:
pokazni pridjev + uobičajeni pridjev + imenica
- this old house
- that blue car
- these new shoes
- those large buildings
Primjeri
- She has a beautiful voice.
- This coffee is very hot.
- That tall man is my neighbor.
- These fresh apples taste good.
- Those old buildings are empty.
- We live in a small apartment.
- This difficult question needs more time.
- I do not like that loud music.
- These comfortable chairs are new.
- Those children look happy.
Iznimke
Neki pridjevi obično dolaze nakon imenice ili zamjenice koju opisuju.
- something useful
- someone special
- the people responsible
Neki se pridjevi uobičajeno koriste nakon poveznog glagola i obično ne stoje izravno ispred imenice.
- The child is asleep.
- She is afraid.
Pokazni pridjevi moraju se slagati s imenicom u broju.
- this book
- these books
- that car
- those cars
Uobičajene pogreške
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Incorrect: this books Correct: these books Explanation: Use these with plural nouns.
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Incorrect: those car Correct: that car Explanation: Use that with a singular noun.
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Incorrect: a car red Correct: a red car Explanation: A common adjective usually comes before the noun.
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Incorrect: these new shoe Correct: these new shoes Explanation: A plural demonstrative adjective needs a plural noun.
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Incorrect: this is beautiful house Correct: this is a beautiful house Explanation: A singular countable noun usually needs an article or another determiner.
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Incorrect: a olds building Correct: an old building Explanation: Adjectives do not take plural endings, and an is used before a vowel sound.
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Incorrect: the room is coldly Correct: the room is cold Explanation: Use an adjective after the linking verb is.
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Incorrect: that two houses Correct: those two houses Explanation: Use those with plural nouns.