What does adjetivo in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word adjetivo in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use adjetivo in Portuguese.

The word adjetivo in Portuguese means adjectival, adjectival, adjective, adjetivo, adjetivo. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word adjetivo

adjectival

adjetivo (gramática (acrescenta qualidade) (grammar)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

adjectival

adjetivo (conexo, subordinado) (grammar: relative clause)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

adjective

substantivo masculino (gramática (palavra que acrescenta qualidade) (grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

adjetivo

noun (grammar: descriptive word) (gramática)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Em inglês, você normalmente coloca adjetivos antes de um substantivo.
In English, you normally put adjectives before a noun.

adjetivo

noun as adjective (grammar: adjectival) (gramática)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Uma locução adjetiva pode em geral vir depois do substantivo que modifica.
An adjective phrase can often follow the noun it modifies.

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