Adjectives Used as Nouns
An adjective can stand with an article while its understood noun is omitted.
How It Works
An adjective can stand with an article while its understood noun is omitted.
Agreement still identifies a gender and number, and context supplies the missing referent or a conventional meaning. A neuter singular adjective can also name an abstract quality.
| Greek | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ο μικρός | the little boy or younger male one |
| η μεγάλη | the older female one |
| το καλό | the good or good thing |
Examples (3)
- ο μικρός
the little boy or younger male one
- η μεγάλη
the older female one
- το καλό
the good or good thing
How It Connects
Learn This First
Recognize gender, number and case agreement before applying this adjective pattern or changing its syntactic role.
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