More Adjectives
Here are a few useful adjectives. They all have endings
exactly like 
. In the table below, we show you
the nominative (subject) form for all three genders.
[Yes. We’ve switched to a smaller typeface. After all the
Greek you’ve studied, you’re ready for normal-sized letters.]
| Nominative form | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| big |       |  |  |
| small |   |  | |
| red |  | | |
| dark blue | | | |
| black |  | | |
| white |   | | |
| expensive |  | | |
| inexpensive |  | | |
Examples
The big man has the red apple.
The white dress of the small woman is cheap. (or)
The small woman’s white dress is cheap.
Note: the word “cheap” is neuter
singular, because it matches “dress,” not “woman.”
It is nominative (subject) case, because the word “is” does
not take an object.
Knowing that means “the friend”:
I know the good friends of the big men.
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