9.2

Noun Phrase with Adjective

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Overview

The Adjective Rule
English places adjectives BEFORE nouns. Judean places adjectives AFTER nouns.

READING GOAL:
To recognize the reversed word order and read noun phrases correctly.

The Rule

English: Adjective + Noun
Judean: Noun + Adjective

The word order is completely reversed between English and Judean.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1
good dog
ื›ืœื‘ ยท ื˜ื•ื‘
ื›ืœื‘ = dog ยท ื˜ื•ื‘ = good
EXAMPLE 2
the good dog
ื”ื›ืœื‘ ยท ื”ื˜ื•ื‘
ื”ื›ืœื‘ = the dog ยท ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ = the good
EXAMPLE 3
big house
ื‘ื™ืช ยท ื’ื“ื•ืœ
ื‘ื™ืช = house ยท ื’ื“ื•ืœ = big
EXAMPLE 4
the big house
ื”ื‘ื™ืช ยท ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ
ื”ื‘ื™ืช = the house ยท ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ = the big
EXAMPLE 5
holy spirit
ืจื•ื— ยท ืงื“ื•ืฉ
ืจื•ื— = spirit ยท ืงื“ื•ืฉ = holy
EXAMPLE 6
the holy spirit
ื”ืจื•ื— ยท ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ
ื”ืจื•ื— = the spirit ยท ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ = the holy

Key Points

  • Noun comes FIRST, adjective comes AFTER
  • When using "the," BOTH noun and adjective get ื”
  • Word order is completely reversed from English
  • Think "dog good" not "good dog"
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*Rule discovered and documented through direct textual analysis by Itharey Daughter of the Diaspor and it is implemented into the Judean Translator.

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