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What is the proper adjective of Sri Lanka?
Countries, Adjective Forms & Nationalities: Countries, Adjective Forms, and Nationalities (#13)
| country | adjective | nationality |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | South African | South African |
| Spain | Spanish* | Spaniard* |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan | Sri Lankan |
| Sudan | Sudanese | Sudanese |
What is the proper adjective of Nepal?
Nepalese
Countries, Adjective Forms & Nationalities: Countries, Adjective Forms, and Nationalities (#10)
| country | adjective | nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Nauru | Nauruan | Nauruan |
| Nepal | Nepalese | Nepalese |
| Netherlands | Dutch | Dutchman (men), Dutchwoman (women) |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | New Zealander |
What is the proper adjective for countries?
Proper Adjectives for Nationalities
| Country | Proper Adjective |
|---|---|
| Algeria | Algerian |
| Andorra | Andorran |
| Angola | Angolan |
| Argentina | Argentinian |
What is an example of a proper adjective?
“Proper adjectives” also describe people, places and things, but they are based on names and therefore need to be capitalized, like the names. For example, Spain is the name of a country and starts with a capital letter. The adjective based on Mars (Martian) must also start with a capital letter.
What is the proper adjective of Holland?
Dutch
Examples
| Country or region | Adjective | Noun |
|---|---|---|
| Holland | Dutch | a Dutchman/Dutchwoman |
| Honduras | Honduran | a Honduran |
| Hungary | Hungarian | a Hungarian |
| Iceland | Icelandic | an Icelander |
What is the proper adjective of Italy?
What is a proper adjective?
| Proper Noun | Proper Adjective | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | Italian | I love Italian food. |
| China | Chinese | How much does this Chinese robe cost? |
| Christ | Christian | In Europe, you can visit many ancient Christian churches. |
| Shakespeare | Shakespearean | He writes in an almost Shakespearean style. |
What is the proper adjective of Canada?
Canadian
Often, it is not obvious what the proper adjective version of a proper noun is. For example, the proper adjective form of America is American but the proper adjective form of Canada is Canadian (not “Canadan”).
What is the proper adjective of Punjab?
Punjabi Punjabis
List of adjectives and demonyms for states and territories of India
| State or territory | Adjective | Demonym |
|---|---|---|
| Punjab | Punjabi | Punjabis |
| Rajasthan | Rajasthani | Rajasthanis |
| Sikkim | Sikkimese | Sikkimese |
What is possessive adjective example?
Easy Examples of Possessive Adjectives She likes your hat. (The possessive adjective “your” sits before the noun “hat” to tell us who owns it.) I think her dog has eaten my gerbil.
Are there proper adjectives?
Proper Adjectives. A proper adjective is a grammatical part of speech that derives itself from a proper noun. For instance, “China” is a proper noun; it is the name of a country.
What is the proper adjective of Rome?
Proper Adjectives
| A | B |
|---|---|
| Rome | Roman |
| Poland | Polish |
| Iceland | Icelandic |
| Germany | German |
What is the proper adjective of Kashmir?
Kashmiri
List of adjectives and demonyms for states and territories of India
| State or territory | Adjective | Demonym |
|---|---|---|
| Himachal Pradesh | Himachali | Himachalis |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu Kashmiri | Jammuite Kashimiris |
| Jharkhand | Jharkhandi | Jharkhandis |