Adjective (Adxectivo)
As was the case with nouns, adjectives also have gender and number.In
contrast with nouns, adjectives do not have an inherent gender and number,
but must agree with the noun they modify:
-
un home santo a saint man;
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unha muller santa a saint woman;
-
un
bo
amigo a good friend;
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uns bos amigos some good friends.
Adjectives form their plural in the same way as nouns.
As regards their position with respect to nouns, adjectives normally
follow nouns:
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casa nova (house new)
new house;
-
agasallo
caro
(present expensive) expensive present;
-
cadro fermoso
(picture beautiful) beautiful picture.
Adjectives are less commonly found before nouns, and this position may
affect the meaning of the adjective:
-
muller pobre (woman
poor)
poor woman, she has no money;
-
pobre
muller poor woman, she is miserable.
Gradation
(Gradación)
Gradation in Galician is normally analytic:
-
A) Superiority: particles máis ... que /ca more
... than are used:
Este libro é máis barato ca ese. This
book is cheaper than that one.
-
B) Inferiority: particles menos ... que / ca less
+ than are used:
Hoxe o coche é menos rápido có (có <
ca + o) tren. Today the car is less fast than the
train.
-
C) Equality: particles tan ... como / coma as
+ as are used:
Xela é tan alta coma ti. Xela is as tall
as you.
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