Adjective (kata sifat) dipakai untuk:
- menjelaskan noun
- menjelaskan pronoun
Menjelaskan dalam hal ini maksudnya “memberikan keterangan tambahan.”
Adjective bisa menjelaskan:
- orang,
- benda fisik,
- hal abstrak.
Yang dijelaskan biasanya:
- ciri: tall, small, red, beautiful, wide, clean, expensive
- sifat/emosi: angry, happy, cheerful, sad,
- kondisi: poor, rich, healthy, terrible, excellent
John is tall.
= John is a tall guy.
= John tinggi.
Adjective tall menjelaskan noun John.
He is angry.
= Dia marah.
Adjective angry menjelaskan pronoun he.
The movie is terrible.
= That is a terrible movie.
= Film itu jelek.
Adjective terrible menjelaskan noun phrase the movie.