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Adjectives can be ...
BIFORMES = it has 2 forms to indicate gender ( male / female) UNIFORMES = it has only one form for both genders. IRREGULARS= the name itseld says Let`s see some of them.. **NOTE THERE IS NO REFERENCE "A/O" TO THOSE WHICH ARE UNIFORMS** bonito/a = handosme / beautiful feio/a = ugly grande = big pequeno/a = small longo/a = long curto/a = short triste = sad alegre = happy, joyful simpático/a = nice ( in relation to people... someone who treats people nice) antipático/a = not nice inteligente = intelligent, smart alto/a = tall. high baixo/a = short, low tímido/a = shy extrovertido/a = extroverted jovem = young velho/a = old rico/a = rich pobre = poor novo/a = new bom/ boa = good** this is irregular mau / má = bad ** also irregular bondoso/a = good heart generoso/a = generous limpo/a = clean sujo/a = dirty |
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When you classified them into 3 categories in the beginning, I waited to see those 3 categories also in the examples, but they were all mixed up..
I appreciate your efforts around Nana :-) Muito obrigada :-) |
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oh...sorry...but those ones which have - o/a are two forms male and female
the ones ending in E are one form only and irregular ones change their form |
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[quote=Nana_Brazil]Adjectives can be ...
BIFORMES = it has 2 forms to indicate gender ( male / female) bonito/bonita = handosme / beautiful feio/a = ugly pequeno/a = small longo/a = long curto/a = short simpático/a = nice ( in relation to people... someone who treats people nice) antipático/a = not nice alto/a = tall. high baixo/a = short, low tímido/a = shy extrovertido/a = extroverted rico/a = rich novo/a = new velho/a = old UNIFORMES = it has only one form for both genders. grande = big triste = sad alegre = happy, joyful inteligente = intelligent, smart jovem = young pobre = poor IRREGULARS= the name itself says bom/ boa = good** this is irregular mau / má = bad ** also irregular |
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