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Adjectives

Agreement and placement

Adjectives follow the noun

Unlike English, the adjective comes after.

💬 Examples
בית גדול
bayit gadol
a big house
📝 Adjective after the noun
ספר טוב
sefer tov
a good book
📝 Noun + adjective order
Adjectives agree in gender and number

-a (f), -im (m.pl), -ot (f.pl).

📊 Agreement of גדול (big)
Form Hebrew Translit
m.sg גדול gadol
f.sg גדולה gdola
m.pl גדולים gdolim
f.pl גדולות gdolot
💬 Examples
ילדה גדולה
yalda gdola
a big girl
📝 Feminine adjective + -a
ילדים גדולים
yeladim gdolim
big boys
📝 Masculine plural -im
Adjectives also agree in definiteness

A definite noun takes a definite adjective (ה on both).

💬 Examples
הבית הגדול
ha-bayit ha-gadol
the big house
📝 ה on both words
בית גדול
bayit gadol
a big house
📝 Indefinite: no ה