Literacy includes not only the placement of dots and commas in the right place, but also the exact use of parts of speech in accordance with the rules of linguistics. The name adjective in the Russian language plays a large role in the formation of phrases and sentences. Their use enriches our speech, makes it more saturated and imaginative. Probably, there are no adults who do not know what an adjective is. However, there is a lot of interesting information about this morphological unit, which, undoubtedly, was mentioned in the school curriculum, but could be forgotten over time.
Particle “not” with an adjective
Often there are situations when it seems like a familiar word, but you don’t know exactly how to spell it. Such cases include the use of adjectives with "no." Consider in what cases you need to write together.
Firstly, the negative particle “not” is written together with adjectives whose forms without this particle simply do not exist in modern language. For example, hostile, careless.
Secondly, adjectives are used in conjunction with “not”, the meaning of which, when a given particle is attached, changes to the opposite word in meaning. It must be remembered that such an adjective name can be replaced by a synonym. For example, unmarried - single, and others.
Thirdly, it is customary to write together adjectives with "not", which are used with explanatory words expressing degree and measure. For example, a very inappropriate remark.
Separately from “not” adjectives are written in the following cases:
- When used with relative adjectives. It takes into account that such an adjective name asserts a negative meaning. For example, the ring is not silver (it is emphasized here that the ring is made not of silver).
- When using adjectives in which the short and full forms differ in meaning. Example: not a red tomato - not a red girl.
- When used with adjectives, negative pronouns and adverbs, for example, are by no means an old concept, a story unfamiliar to anyone, and so on.
- When using this morphological unit after the word being defined, the construction has a meaning close to the turnover with the participle. For example, organizations that are not subordinate.
When writing adjectives with a “not” particle, you should pay attention to the sentence in which they are used. So, the same word can have a different spelling depending on the role played by this part of speech. For example, this person is not here (predicate) here - an extraordinary custom (definition).
How to write "nn" or "n"?
It is important to know that adjectives with the suffixes -an-, -yan-, -in-, should be written with one "n". Save the words: glass, pewter and wood.
In adjectives with the suffixes -onn-, -enn- “nn” is used, for example, the morning (the sun), and others. The exception is windy. However, it should be noted that such an adjective name is written with "nn", if it is used with the prefix. For example, leeward, leeward.
Some interesting points
In the process of language evolution, some adjectives have become nouns. These include: laundry, hairdresser, pantry and others. In addition, there are a number of words that can act as both parts of speech. These include: patient, friend, blind and others.
Linguists also found that adjectives with unstable stress tend to be pronounced over time with an emphasis on the last syllables. So, previously used words such as “thunder”, “daytime”. Now they have been replaced by "daytime" and "thunder."
As you know, the peculiarity of Russian adjectives is their ability to bow. In contrast, the adjective in English does not change by gender, number and case, but can form degrees of comparison.
Adjectives occupy the third place in the language in their number and significance (after verbs and nouns). Their use gives artistic expression to our speech.