Adjectivul

Adjectivele in limba engleza au urmatoarele caracteristici:

a) prezinta aceeasi forma la singular si la plural
b) se aseaza intotdeauna inaintea substantivului

exemplu: a red geranium o muscata rosie

some red geraniums niste muscate rosii
this geranium is red aceasta muscata este rosie

Egalitatea se exprima cu ajutorul constructiei as.as

As white as snow tot atat de alb ca si zapadaas tall as his brother tot atat de inalt ca si
fratele lui

Neegalitatea se exprima cu ajutorul constructiei not so.as

Not so quick as electricity nu tot atat de rapid ca electricitatea

Gradele de comparatie care arata superioritatea

Pozitiv Comparativ Superlativ
short shorter (than) the shortest (of all)

big bigger (than) the biggest (of all)

gay gayer (than) the gayest (of all)
easy easier (than) the easiest (of all)

Gradele de comparatie care arata inferioritatea

- pentru adjectivele scurte se foloseste in mod curent constructia not soas, iar
pentru superlativ se cauta de obicei un echivalent contrar
not so big as. The smallest off all.
- pentru adjectivele lungi se foloseste less la comparativ si least la superlativ
- less important (than). The least important (off all)

Gradele de comparatie ale punctelor cardinale

Northern more northern northernmost
Southern more southern southernmost
Eastern more eastern easternmost
Western more western westernmost

Nu au grade de comparatie:
- superior; inferior; junior; senior; ,major; minor;
- divine; excellent; fantastic; magic; remote; perfect; splendid; supreme; wonderfull
Superlativul absolut se construieste in limba engleza cu: bvery, most
Very interesting, most interesting foarte interesant

A. Tipuri de adjective

opinion adjectives (adjective de opinie): descriu ceea ce credem despre cineva sau ceva.

Exemple: beautiful, great, nice, expensive, cheap, ugly etc.

fact adjectives (adjective de fapt): descriu ceea ce fiintele sau obiectele determinate sunt
cu adevarat

Exemple: short, large, long, green, round etc.

! Adjectivele de opinie stau inaintea adjectivelor de fapt

B. Adjectivul demonstrativ

Desemneaza fiinte sau lucruri pe care le aratam precizand in acelasi timp apropierea sau
departarea in timp sau spatiu.

Forme:
singular:
- this (acest, aceasta)
- that (acel, acea)

plural:
- these (acesti, aceste)
- those (acei, acele)

Exemple:
This man is a doctor.
That girl is a pupil.
These children are small.
Those boys are playing in the scoolyard.

C. Adjectivul posesiv
Desemneaza raportul de posesie dintre un posesor si ceea ce acesta poseda:

Forme:
 singular:
- my (meu, mea, mei, mele)
- your (tau, ta, tai, tale)
- his (lui, sau, sa, sai, sale)
- her (ei, sau, sa, sai, sale)
- its (lui, ei, sau, sa, sai, sale)

plural:
- our (nostru, noastra, nostri, noastre)
- your (vostru, voastra, vostri, voastre)
- their (lor)

Exemple:
This is my house.
It is his car.
That is our shop.
Those are your books.

Adjective neregulate:
good better the best
Bun mai bun cel mai bun

bad worst the worst

rau - mai rau cel mai rau

little less the least

mic mai mic cel mai mic

much more the most

mult mai mult cel mai mult

old older the oldest

batran mai batran cel mai batran

far farther the farthest

departe mai departe cel mai departe

near nearer the nearest

apropiat mai apropiat cel mai apropiat

Exercitii:
1. Completati spatiile goale cu adjectivul posesiv corespunzator
Betty plays with sister.
You are in.garden withbrothers.
He learnslessons every day.
I write..lessons.
Name is a word;first letter is n.

2. Traduceti in limba engleza:

1. Casa noastra e in mijlocul unei gradini;

2. Aveti multe carti in biblioteca voastra?
3. Fratele meu lucreaza la un spital
4. Elena si Emilia traiesc in aceeasi casa.
5. Vad doi oameni in gradina.
6. Eu petrec multe ore in biblioteca.
7. Petre si victor sun lucratori buni.
8. Imi place casa lor.
9. Ei sunt acolo in gradina cu prietenii lor.
10. Vreau sa cumpar cateva rosii.
11. El mananca foarte putin.
12. Vad putine carti pe masa.
13. Da-mi cateva carti.
14. Numai cativa dintre copii erau acolo
15. Nu prea am timp.

Raspunsuri:
1. Completati spatiile goale cu adjectivul posesiv corespunzator
her; my,my sau your, yours etc; his; my; its

2. Traduceti in limba engleza:

1.Our house is in the middle of a garden.

2. Have you (got)many books in your library?
3. My brother works in a hospital.
4. Helen and Emily live in the same house.
5. I see two men in the garden.
6. I spend a lot of hours in the library.
7. Peter and Victor are good workers.
8. I like their house.
9.They are there in the garden with their friends.
10. I want to buy a few tomatos.
11. He eats little.
12. I see few books n the table.
13. Give me few books.
14. Only a few of the children were there.
15. I have little time.