Think Grammar Simply no.5 Adjective and Adverb
Adjective
Definition: A word that describes a noun
Word order
An adjective is always directly in front or behind a noun
- in front of the noun: the adjective consist of one word
- a happy panda
- behind the noun: the adjective consist of more than one word
- a panda living in a forest
Japanese comparison) adjective position
In Japanese, adjectives are always placed in front of the noun. This is the 2nd biggest difference between Japanese and English word order. (The biggest is the verb position)
Comparative form
The comparative/superlative form is used to tell how much the adjective is compared to something else
- comparative: add “-er” to the adjective “more ” in front of the adjective
- a bigger panda
- a more delicious bamboo
- superlative form: add “the -est”or “the most - ” to the adjective
- the heaviest panda
- the most famous panda
Adverb
Definition: A word that describes anything but a noun ( verb, adjective, adverb, sentence) is an adverb.
※The name “adverb” tricks us in limiting the function only only to verbs but you need to be careful that adverbs can also function on anything but nouns.
Word order
The word order of an adverb is quite irregular. This is because adverbs can be placed in various places in a sentence. Usually adverbs are placed in front of the word you want to explain.
e.g)
- The panda quickly ate the bamboo.
- The panda ate the bamboo quickly.
- Quickly, the panda ate the bamboo.
- Pandas are so cute.
- I like pandas very much.
Comparative form
The comparative/superlative form is used to tell how much the adverb is compared to something else
