attributive adjective
An adjective that modifies the head of the noun phrase in which it occursAn adjective that modifies the head of the noun phrase in which it occurs; an adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies.
» In Russian, attributive adjectives agree with nouns and pronouns in gender, number and case.
В русском языке прилагательные, выступающие в роли определения, согласуются с существительными и местоимениями в роде, числе и падеже.
Meaning
1 sensesAn adjective that modifies the head of the noun phrase in which it occurs; an adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies.
The word “red” in “the red balloon” is an attributive adjective.
In the phrase “attributive adjective”, “attributive” is the attributive adjective.
Examples
1 sentencesIn Russian, attributive adjectives agree with nouns and pronouns in gender, number and case.
ruВ русском языке прилагательные, выступающие в роли определения, согласуются с существительными и местоимениями в роде, числе и падеже. — sharptoothed
Translations
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