Adjectives – pridevniki
1. PRIDEVNIK tako v slovenščini kot v angleščini stoji PRED samostalnikom in ga natančneje opiše. Odgovori nam na vprašanja KAKŠEN? KATERI? ČIGAV?
a big dog, a black bird, an exciting book
2. Pridevnik se v slovenščini sklanja in spreminja po spolu in številu, v angleščini pa ostaja vedno enak.
velik pes – a big dog, velikih psov – big dogs, velika mačka – a big cat, z velikimi mačkami – with big cats, veliko kolo – a big bike
SKLON: velik pes – velikega psa – velikemu psu – velikega psa – o velikem psu – z velikim psom
There’s a big dog. There isn’t a big dog. I give food to a big dog. I can see a big dog. I dream about a big dog. I play with a big dog.
SPOL: velik pes – velika mačka – veliko kolo
a big dog – a big cat – a big bike
ŠTEVILO: velik pes – dva velika psa – trije veliki psi – pet velikih psov
a big dog – two big dogs – three big dogs – five big dogs
3. VPRAŠANJA
a) Vprašanja za opis oseb ali stvari (pri ljudeh bolj za značaj):
What is your mum like? / What’s she like? – She’s great.
What’s your parrot like? / What’s it like? – It’s big, colourful and noisy
What are your grandparents like? / What are they like? – They’re quite old and very kind.
b) Vprašanja samo za zunanji izgled oseb ali stvari:
What does your uncle look like? / What does he look like? – He’s tall and he’s got black hair.
c) Vprašanja o podobnosti:
Does he look like his father? – No, he’s got a bigger nose and blue eyes.
d) POZOR! Beseda LIKE ima različne pomene.
- glagol LIKE pomeni biti všeč, imeti rad, marati: I LIKE reading books. We LIKE ice cream.
- veznik LIKE pomeni kot, kot da: You’re LIKE your sister.
e) Beseda LIKE se pojavlja v več vprašanjih. Zapomni si prevode!
What is Linda LIKE? – Kakšna je Linda?
What does Linda LOOK LIKE? – Kakšna je Linda (po zunanjosti)?
Does Linda LOOK LIKE her mother? – Ali je Linda podobna svoji mami?
What does Linda LIKE? – Kaj je Lindi všeč, kaj ima rada?
PRACTICE
Here you can find a variety of games and exercises which will help you to master English adjectives better. Try, it’s fun.
crosswords 2
word order of adjectives 1, 2, 3, 4
comparison of adjectives 1, 2, 3
comparison of adjectives in sentences 1, 2
comparison with -er / -est 1, 2
adjectives describing character/personality 1, 2