Formare adjectivelor

Există anumite adjective care se pot forma cu ajutorul substantivelor, adăugând sufixele -y, sau -ly: wind → windy, storm → stormy, friend → friendly, year → yearly.

Alte sufixe care se pot folosi sunt următoarele

• -al: accident → accidental, brute → brutal, universe → universal;

• -ary: custom → customary, caution → cautionary;

• -ic/ -ical: athlete → athletic, base → basic, magic → magical, alphabet → alphabetical;

• -ish: child → childish, red → reddish, self → selfish;

• -ful: power → powerful, skill→ skillful, success → successful;

• -less: power ...