Unit 10 Flashcards
Adjective uses, parsing adjectives, comparative adjectives (34 cards)
רִשְׁעָה
Evil
לַמָּה
Why
ק - צ - ף
To become angry
עַל-מְאוֹד
Greatly, very much
עַל
Until
What is a predicative adjective?
An adjective that appears in conjunction with a noun in an equational sentence where the noun serves as the subject and the adjective serves as a predicate (the element of the sentence that the subject ‘equals’)
Can predicative adjectives take the definite article?
No
What is an attributive adjective?
An adjective that appears in conjunction with a noun to form a noun-adjective phrase (i.e. “the hungry horse”)
Where do attributive adjectives go in the sentence?
They always follow their associated noun
What must attributive adjectives agree with in terms of the noun they modify?
Gender, number, and definiteness
How do attributive adjectives behave if the noun is prefixed by an inseparable preposition?
The attributive adjective takes the definite article
What is a substantive adjective?
An adjective that is used as a noun
How can you identify a substantive adjective?
It will appear on its own as the subject or object of the sentence
What information should you include when parsing an adjective?
- Part of speech
- Definite/indefinite
- Attributive/predicative
- Gender
- Number
- Lexical form (ms, fs, mp, fp)
- Translation
How are comparative adjective phrases formed?
By added in the separable preposition -מִן (or its prefixed variant -מִ) to the adjective
שָׂפָה
Language
מ - צ - א
To find
בִּקְעָה
Valley, plain
שִׁנְעָר
Shinar (probably in Babylonia)
י - שׁ - ב
To sit, live, dwell
ב - נ - ה
To build
מִגְדָּל
Tower
רֹאשׁ
Head
הֵן
Look, behold
