A. Pengertian
Adjective adalah kata yang menggambarkan sifat dari kata benda (noun). Adjective biasanya diletakkan sebelum noun. Kadang-kadang juga setelah noun atau ditengah kalimat.
CONTOH:
B. Adjective Endings (Akhiran dari Kata Sifat)
Adjective mempunya akhiran yang berbeda-beda.
Adjective yang berakhiran -less adalah lawan kata dari Adjective yang berakhiran -ful.
Contoh:
- careful – careless
- useful – useless
- colorful – colorless
- harmful – harmless
Akhiran -ful berarti mempunyai banyak hal.
Contoh:
- painful = having a lot of pain
- hopeful = having a lot of hope
Akhiran -less berarti tanpa.
Contoh:
- leafless = without leaves
- sleeveless = without sleeves
Contoh:
a caring nurse
an interesting book
loving parents
matching clothes
a smiling face
Contoh:
- a costly diamond ring
- an elderly woman
- lively kittens
- a lonely boy
- a lovely girl
- a weekly magazine
Contoh:
- childish behavior
- a national costume
- a comfortable chair
- a musical instrument
- a dangerous place
- a terrible mess
- a foolish act
- a woolen sweater
- a horrible smell
- a wooden table
- a loveable koala
C. Kinds of Adjectives (Jenis-jenis dari Kata Sifat)
Ada banyak jeni-jenis kata sifat, diantaranya:
- Adjectives describe the qualities of nouns.
- Contoh: a kind lady, a new car, an old house.
- Adjectives describe of the origin
- Contoh: a Balinese dancer, the English language.
- Adjectives describe the color of things.
- Contoh: The sea is blue.
- Adjectives describe the size of the nouns
- Contoh: a big hat, a long street.
- Adjectives describe the quantities of nouns.
- Contoh: semua nomor (one boy, two boys, dll)
- Adjectives describe the quantifying determiners of nouns.
- Contoh: a little ice cream, a lot of books
D. Comparison of Adjectives (Kata Sifat Perbandingan)
Satu suku kata (a syllable)
Adjective |
Comparative |
Superlative |
---|---|---|
close |
closer |
the closest |
big |
bigger |
the biggest |
happy |
happier |
the happiest |
Dua suku kata atau lebih (a syllable)
Adjective |
Comparative |
Superlative |
---|---|---|
active |
more active |
the most active |
delicious |
more delicious |
the most delicious |
comfortable |
more comfortable |
the most comfortable |
Perbandingan yang berbeda pola comparative dan superlative
Adjective |
Comparative |
Superlative |
---|---|---|
good |
better |
the best |
little |
less |
the least |
bad |
worse |
the worst |