Basic Adjectives

Aidiachtaí Bunúsacha

About this concept

Adjectives follow the noun and agree in gender, number, and case. Feminine singular nouns cause lenition of the adjective. Plural adjectives take various endings (-a, -e).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level A1.

Examples

fear mór - a big manmasculine, no change

bean mhór - a big womanfeminine, lenition

leabhar maith - a good bookmasculine

fir mhóra - big menplural

Prerequisite

Gender of NounsA1

Concepts that build on this

ColoursA1 Describing PeopleA2 Comparatives and SuperlativesB1

More A1 concepts

Personal PronounsForainmneacha Pearsanta Lenition (Séimhiú)Séimhiú Eclipsis (Urú)Urú The Definite ArticleAn tAlt Gender of NounsInscne Ainmfhocal

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