Adjectives, Attributive, Predicative, noun

Question 1

אִישׁ טוֹב

Answer 1

A good man

​Attributive adjective: It follows the noun and agrees with the noun in number, gender, and definiteness.

Question 2

הָאִישׁ הַטּוֹב

Answer 2

The good man

​Attributive adjective: It follows the noun and agrees with the noun in number, gender, and definiteness.

Question 3

אִשָּׁה טוֹבָה

Answer 3

a good woman

Attributive adjective: It follows the noun and agrees with the noun in number, gender, and definiteness.

Question 4

הָאֲנָשִׁים הַטּוֹבִים

Answer 4

The good men

​Attributive adjective: It follows the noun and agrees with the noun in number, gender, and definiteness.

Question 5

הָאִשָּׁה הַטּוֹבָה

Answer 5

The good woman

​Attributive adjective: It follows the noun and agrees with the noun in number, gender, and definiteness.

Question 6

טוֹבָה הָאִשָּׁה

Answer 6

The woman is good

Predicative Adjective: When it is used predicatively, the adjective describes the state or character of
the noun. It agrees with the noun in number and gender, but not in definiteness. It often precedes the
noun.

Question 7

חָכָם הַמֶּ֫לֶךְ

Answer 7

The king is wise

Predicative Adjective: When it is used predicatively, the adjective describes the state or character of
the noun. It agrees with the noun in number and gender, but not in definiteness. It often precedes the
noun.

Question 8

חָכָם

Answer 8

a wise man (one)

The adjective as a noun: When the adjective stands by itself in Hebrew, we add in English the word
‘one’ or ‘man’, and the word ‘woman’ if it is feminine.

Question 9

הֶחָכָם

Answer 9

the wise man (one)

The adjective as a noun: When the adjective stands by itself in Hebrew, we add in English the word
‘one’ or ‘man’, and the word ‘woman’ if it is feminine.