Adjectives are words that tell us something about a noun (zelfst. nw), pronoun (pers. vnw.), impression or situation.
What do adjectives modify (change)?
Adjectives can modify nouns or pronouns/names.
| person | thing |
| Mandy is a careful girl | This is a nice car |
| Mandy is careful | The car is nice |
| She is careful | It is nice |
Where do adjectives go?
An adjective can be put before the noun. Then it is an attribute (eigenschap).
| person | thing |
| Mandy is a careful girl | This is a nice car |
An adjective can be put after the verb to be (is).
Then it is part of the predicate (gezegde).
| person | thing |
| The girl is careful | This car is nice |
Adjectives can also be used after the following verbs:
appear to, become, feel, get, go, keep, turn, look, like, smell, sound, taste and other verbs of experience.
Examples: