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Adjectives copy their noun

In "in the big house" both words take the ending. That's true for ten of the fourteen.

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Called
ühildumine
agreement in an English grammar book

What it is for

  • Same ending and same number, one or many, as its noun

    • Ostsin turult värsket liha.

      I bought fresh meat from the market.

    • Ta ei söö rasvast sealiha.

      He does not eat fatty pork.

  • With -ni, -na, -ta and -ga, only the noun gets the full ending

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  • Aeglase vooluga jõgi.

    A slow-flowing river.

  • Õnneliku lõpuga film.

    A movie with a happy ending.

  • A few borrowed adjectives never change at all

    • Watch out

    Every adjective you learn is really a whole set of forms. Leaving it in its dictionary form next to a noun with an ending is the classic beginner giveaway.

    Where the course teaches it

    7 units
    • Big, small, good, bad, old, newA1Say what a thing or a person is like, with the adjective matching its noun.
    • ColorsA1Name colors and say what something looks like.
    • Clothes and what you wearA1Say what you're wearing and buy clothes by size and color.
    • WeatherA1Say what the weather's like today and what it's going to do.
    • Comparing thingsA2Compare two things and say which is best.
    • Saying what something was likeA2Say what you thought of something and describe it in a few words: nice, fun, strange, famous.
    • Character and personalityB1Describe someone's character with more than two adjectives.

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