Genre of adjectives... The word “gender” is related to certain grammatical classes. In this article, it is related to adjectives, since the “genres of adjectives” represent the change that has taken place in this class, both for the masculine and the feminine forms.
But, then, does it mean that you just put the ending “a” for the feminine and “o” for the masculine? As in the case of kind / kind?
We know that issues related to language are related to specific rules and it is exactly these rules that we will talk about from now on. So are you excited to meet them? So let's go!!!
The gender of the adjectives refers to the masculine and feminine form
Biform adjectives – They have a form for the feminine and another for the masculine. Therefore, the formation of the feminine usually varies according to the ending of the masculine form. Let's see some examples?
- In adjectives ending in "-o", we only change this ending to "-a":
kind - kind
clear – clear
dark – dark
honest - honest
- Adjectives ending in "-ês", "-or" and "-u" receive the ending "-a":
Norwegian – Norwegian
seducer - seductress
raw - raw
- In adjectives ending in "-ão", the feminine form is given by the ending "-ã", "-ona" and sometimes "-ao":
are - sane
pagan - pagan
playful - playful
- In those ending in “-eu”, the formation of the feminine is constituted by the ending “-eia”; and in those ending in "-éu", the formation is done by the ending "-oa":
European – European
commoner - commoner
islet - island
- In cases referring to compound adjectives formed by two adjectives, only the last element varies:
dark green dress - dark green blouse
dark brown blouse - dark brown hull
light blue paint - light blue wall
Biform adjectives – These are those that have only one form, both for the female and for the male. How about meeting them?
fragile boy – fragile girl
excellent book – excellent magazine
- Some compound adjectives where the second element is a noun are also uniform:
lemon yellow blouse – lemon yellow dress
navy blue jacket – navy blue pants
