18 Andere bijvoeglijke naamwoorden

Van zelfstandig naamwoord / werkwoord naar bijvoeglijk naamwoord

 

Hoe maak je bijvoeglijk naamwoord van zelfstandig naamwoorden of werkwoorden?

Een aantal meest gebruikte vormen zijn:

Zelfstandig naamwoord of werkwoord (noun/verb) + suffix (achtervoegsel) Bijvoeglijk naamwoord (adjective) Voorbeeldzinnen

- understand (verb)

- read (verb)

- avail (verb)

+ able

- understandable

- readable

- available

- Although he had an accent, the words were   understandable.

- Unfortunately, the DVD wasn't available anymore.

- accident (noun)

- brute (noun)

- universe (noun)

+ -al

- accidental

- brutal

- universal

- English is a universal language.

- The villager were all murdered during a brutal attack by another tribe.

- beauty (noun)

- care  (noun)

- thought (noun)

+ ful

- beautiful

- careful

- thoughtful

- He looked thoughtful before answering the question.

- This is the most beautiful photograph I have even seen.

 

- use (verb / noun)

- end (verb / noun)

- speech (noun)

+ less

- useless

- endless

- speechless

- This new software has endless possibilities.

- When he walked in his surprise birthday, he was completely speechless.

- science (noun)

- volcano (noun)

- allergy (noun)

+ -ic

- scientific

- volcanic

- allergic

- These rocks are very special, because they are volcanic.

- He had an allergic reaction to airborne pollen.

 

- history (noun)

- magic (noun)

- myth (noun)

+ical

- historical

- magical

- mythical

- I wish I had magical powers.

- What causes historical events.

 

- bore (noun, verb)

- interest (noun, verb)

- spark (noun, verb)

+-ing

- boring

- interesting

- sparkling

- Have you read Alice in Wonderland. It is such an    

  interesting story.

- I think it is so boring reading books during class.

- danger (noun)

- adventure (noun)

- space (noun)

+ (i)ous

- dangerous

- adventurous

- spacious

- My room is huge, it is very spacious.

- Please do not cross that road. It's too dangerous.

 

- child (noun)

- boy / girl (noun)

+-ish

- childish

- boyish

- Do not act so childish! You are thirteen years old.

- My little sister looks boyish.

- invent (verb)

- attract (verb)

- collect (verb)

+ive

- inventive

- attractive

- collective

- Jack is the most attactive boy I have ever met.

- I know you can finish this science project, you just have to       be more inventive.

- month

- day

- cloud

+ly / -y

- monthly

- daily

- cloudy

- Do you have the daily newspaper on your desk?

- It was a cloudy and darkish day last Sunday.