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:

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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

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