Adjective and Adjective Phrases

Adjective
Adjective it is the variable word in gender, number and degree that characterizes the noun, indicating its quality, state, mode of being or aspect.
E.g.: snow White; City Modern.
It is classified into:
- Simple: when it presents a single radical.
Ex.: tasty food.
- Compound: when it has more than one radical.
E.g.: sociocultural program.
- Primitive: when it does not come from another word in the Portuguese language.
Ex.: loyal enemy.
- Derivatives: when it comes from another word in the Portuguese language.
E.g.: greenish pants.
Adjective phrases
adjective phrase is the expression formed by preposition + noun (or adverb), with adjective value.
Night rain (rainy)
angel attitudes (angelic)
rear tire (rear)
girl from Brazil (Brazilian)
List of adjective phrases accompanied by the corresponding adjectives:

adjective phrase corresponding adjective
of abdomen abdominal
of bee beekeeping
of vulture vulturous
of soul soulish
of student student
of angel angelic
donkey asinine
from mouth buccal, oral
of ox bovine
Of hair capillary
field rural
of horse equine
Of rain pluvial
from city urban
stomach stomach
of lion leonine
from sheep sheep
Of passion passionate
of kidney renal

By Marina Cabral
Specialist in Portuguese Language and Literature
Brazil School Team

Grammar - Brazil School

Source: Brazil School - https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/gramatica/adjetivo-locucoes-adjetivas.htm

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