The name adjective is perhaps the most interesting part of speech to study. Judge for yourself. Denoting a sign of an object, adjectives are able to form from
nouns (house - brownie) and from verbs (boil potatoes - boiled potatoes). The spelling of the
names of adjectives depends on the origin
. For example, if an adjective comes from a noun, then the suffixes -nn, -onn will include -nn- (thatch, sewer, etc.). If the adjective is derived from the verb, then the suffix -en- will be written with one -n- (colored dishes, smoked ham).
In other cases, the spelling -n-, -nn- is subject to other rules.
Double-nn is spelled in adjectives
- Formed from nouns or other adjectives with the suffixes -enn, onn-. (Artificial, nominal, famous, cranberry, tall, hefty). The last two examples indicate the name of the adjective with a larger measure of the attribute than the one from which it came from (healthy - hefty).
- In words formed by the suffix -n- from nouns whose basis on -n ends (length - long, feuilleton - feuilleton).
Sometimes it’s hard to understand what exactly the name of the adjective came from, and how much you need to write in its suffix. Often make a mistake in the word windy, trying to write it with double-n-. They motivate it this way: the given adjective was formed from the word "wind" using the suffix -en-.
The reasoning itself is correct, but the source word is incorrectly defined. This name is an adjective (in the Russian language one is not the only one), formed from the old verb “wind”, therefore, like any verb adjective, in its suffix there will be only one -n-.
Despite the fact that the words mutton, seal, etc. formed from words ending in -n (ram, seal), they will only have one -n-: it is believed that the unpronounceable suffix J is added to the base (by analogy with the words dog, wolf). Therefore, the rule says that possessive (answering the question “whose?” And denoting affiliation) adjectives are written with one-n-.
Adjectives with the suffixes -in-, -an-, -yan- are also written with one -n-: clothes, sand, nightingale.
The spelling of some other adjectives is difficult.
For example, there are two similar words: “buttery” and “buttery”. The first means "soaked" and is combined with the words porridge, pancake, etc. The second is "made of" or "intended for." Example: if a bottle is designed to store oil, then you should write "oil bottle", and if it is just dirty with oil, you get a "oil bottle". Through -i, the phrases oil paint, butter cake, etc. will be written.
To spell other words correctly, one should also distinguish their meaning. For example, the word silver, meaning “coated with silver,” will be written as described above. The word silver (from silver) obeys the basic rule.
How not to get confused in spelling? Simply. You need to learn the rules, use the dictionary, or simply replace in speech and writing complex words with others whose spelling is absolutely transparent.