feminine
beaeeda kebeera
beaeed kebeer
far big
el mat-haf beaeed
el gamaa beaeeda
bayt kebeer
sha’a kebeera a big apartment
the museum is far a big house
the university is far
Adjectives ending in -ee (for example, adjectives of nationality) change as shown below for the feminine: masculine
amrekānee aarabee ostrālee kanadee masree ingleezee
feminine
amrekanaya aarabaya ostralaya kanadaya masraya ingleezaya
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el atr sareea awee
the train is very quick
If the definite article is used then it must be repeated in front of the adjective(s) that refer to the noun:
el mahatta er-ra’eesaya
el gizma es-sōda
the main station
Adjectives
If you use awee (very) with an adjective then this always follows the adjective it refers to:
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HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
masculine
el mat-haf el qowmee
the national museum
the black shoes
Plural Adjectives
If a plural noun refers to people then the plural form of the adjective must be used. To form this, add -een to the singular adjective: 265