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Types of words – Woordsoorte Byvoeglike naamwoord = the adjective How to use it in a sentence and trappe van vergelyking
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These words are called adjectives in English In other words they describe the things we see, feel and touch around us. E.g. it’s a pretty girl or a cool pair of takkies. A adjective is called a byvoeglike naamwoord in Afrikaans They can ask you to – give the correct degree of comparison or to give the correct form of the word in brackets, or give the intensive form. For intensive form look for the word “baie What is a byvoeglike naamwoord?
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If you have to give the correct form of degrees of comparison – you can use the following clues: - is = the first Column word or the root of the word - as = the second column word or the root +er - die = the third column word or the root + ste When you look at a word to do the degrees of comparison always look at the vowels and the length of the word. Coloumn one = stellende trap - root of the word Coloumn two = vergrotende trap + er Colounm three = oortreffende trap + ste Degrees of comparision – Trappe van vergelyking.
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Rule 1: when you have a word with a short vowel – one gangster – double the last letter +er/ste bv. dik dikker dikste vet vetter vetste dun dunner dunste Rule 2: when you have twin vowels or long vowels two identical gangsters – one kills the other one and you add –er/ste Bv. skoon skoner skoonste laat later laatste geel geler geelste
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Rule 3: when you have double consonants or vowels just add –er/ste Bv. vuil vuiler vuilste koel koeler koelste hard harder hardste Rule 4: words ending in – er or just –r you add – der/ste Bv. ver verder verste swaar swaarder swaarste lekker lekkerder lekkerste
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Rule 5: words ending in –lik, ig, s, a long or mixed vowel, just add –er/ste Bv. maklik makliker maklikste lieflik liefliker lieflikste vinnig vinniger vinnigste besig besiger besigste blou blouer blouste mooi mooier mooiste kwaai kwaaier kwaaiste los losser losste fluks flukser flukste
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Rule 6: word that has only one vowel and ends in a – g, you add – ter/ ste bv. sag sagter sagste lig ligter ligste sleg slegter slegste Rule 7: words that has a long or twin vowel and ends on a –g, the g fall away and is replaced with ë. Bv. hoog hoërhoogste laag laer laagste droog droërdroogste moeg moërmoegste vroeg vroërvroegste 6
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Rule 8: when you have a word with a short vowel ending on – f and when you have a word with a long vowel or a consonant and –f. Bv. grof growwer grofste laf lawwer lafste muf muwwermufste Or lief liewer liefste doof dower doofste skurf skurwer skurfste If you have a f- remember f is a trouble maker like his name. If you have a –f it always changes into a –w. The gangster rule applies- one lonely gangster double the – w. if you have more than one gangster or two consonants- use only one -w
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Rule 9: if you have a word that ends in a –u Bv slusluwer sluuste ru ruwer ruuste sku skuwer skuuste Rule 10: if you have a word ending in a –d Bv koud kouer koudste kwaad kwaterkwaadste breed breër breedste
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If you have a sentence where the adjective is in brackets and they ask you – gee die korrekte vorm van die woord in hakkies. 1.What is the position of the adjective and where is the noun that it is describing? -If the adjective is b4 the noun – you add an –e -If the adjective is after the noun – the adjective doesn’t change Bv. Die meisie dra ‘n (pragtig) rok – pragtig +e = pragtige Or Die meisie se rok is (pragtig) – pragtig + no change = pragtig How to give the correct form of the word in brackets
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