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In some languages, such as [[English]], an attributive adjective usually precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies. In other languages, such as [[Spanish]], attributive adjectives typically follow the nouns.
In some languages, such as [[English]], an attributive adjective usually precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies. In other languages, such as [[Spanish]], attributive adjectives typically follow the nouns.
Another difference among languages is adjective-noun agreement. In English, adjectives other than "this" and "that" do not agree with their nouns in [[number (grammar)|number]], and adjectives do not agree with their nouns in [[grammatical case|case]] or [[grammar|gender]]. In [[Russian]], by contrast, adjectives agree with their nouns in number, case, and gender, and there are separate grammatical endings for predicate and attributive adjectives.
Another difference among languages is adjective-noun agreement. In English, adjectives other than "this" and "that" do not agree with their nouns in [[number (grammar)|number]], and adjectives do not agree with their nouns in [[grammatical case|case]] or [[grammar|gender]]. In [[Russian language|Russian]], by contrast, adjectives agree with their nouns in number, case, and gender, and there are separate grammatical endings for predicate and attributive adjectives.
Not all languages have a separate functional category of adjectives. In languages that do not, an adjective (e.g., "large") may function as a type of noun ("a large thing") or verb ("to be large"). In the latter case, the predicate adjective is a finite form of the verb ("The house large-is"), while the attributive adjective is a [[participle]] ("the large-being house").
Not all languages have a separate functional category of adjectives. In languages that do not, an adjective (e.g., "large") may function as a type of noun ("a large thing") or verb ("to be large"). In the latter case, the predicate adjective is a finite form of the verb ("The house large-is"), while the attributive adjective is a [[participle]] ("the large-being house").