English-Finnish translations for adjective

• adjektiivi
  Adjektiivi saa Lamyn säpsähtämään!... The adjective is one that will make Mr Lamy jump with fright!
  Jo pelkkä adjektiivi "epätyypillinen" kertoo kaiken. The very adjective 'atypical' in the name of this directive says it all.
  Adjektiivi "historiallinen" ei ole tänään liioiteltu ja se vastaa hyvin tämän päätöksen merkitystä sekä sen vaikutuksia tulevaisuuteen. The adjective "historic' is not an exaggeration today and befits the importance of the decision and the consequences for the future.
• laatusana
• adjektiivinen
• muuntaa adjektiiviksi

Definition of adjective

• A word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent
• A dependent; an accessory
• Incapable of independent function
• Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective
• Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure
• Needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed
• To make an adjective of; to form or convert into an adjective
• To characterize with an adjective; to describe by using an adjective

Examples

• The words “big” and “heavy” are English adjectives.

Related words

• adjectively
• pro-adjective
• deadjective
• adjective phrase
• adjective stem
• adjective pronoun
• demonstrative adjective
• possessive adjective
• attributive adjective