Parts of speech - Woordsoorten
Adjective - Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
Adjectives are words that qualify nouns. They express a particular quality of the noun. Colours, for example (geel, rood, zwart) can be adjectives, or words indicating dimensions (groot, lang, klein). Adjectives can also express more abstract qualities. For example: gezellig, interessant or aardig. Most past participles of verbs can also be used as adjectives: verstopt or gebakken, to name just two.
Adjectives can be used after the noun they qualify (>predicative adjectives) or they can be put before the noun they qualify (>attributive adjectives).
Special forms of adjectives are the >comparative and >superlative.
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