Derivative adjective maksudnya adalah adjective atau kata sifat yang dihasilkan dari proses penambahan affix atau imbuhan baik itu prefix (awalan) atau suffix (akhiran). Kata sifat yang dihasilkan dari perubahan tersebut mempunyai arti yang berbeda dari kata dasarnya.
Sebelum kita menuju ke daftar derivative adjective, akan lebih baik apabila kita terlebih dahulu memuat contoh-contoh mengenai derivative adjective melalui kalimat berikut ini:
- Different = Differ (verb) + ent (affix) = You have a different characteristic from your twin. (Kamu mempunyai karakteristik yang berbeda dari kembaranmu.)
- Beautiful = Beauty (noun) + Ful (affix) = She is the most beautiful teacher in this school. (Dia adalah guru paling cantik yang ada di kelas ini.)
- Useful = Use (verb) + Ful (affix) = I have a useful thing. (Saya mempunyai sesuatu yang berguna.)
Daftar Derivative Adjectives
| No. | Noun Affixes (Suffix/prefix) | Contoh Adjective Derivation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -able, -ble | acceptable, accomplishable, accountable, accreditable, credible, disable |
| 2 | -al, -ial, -ical | accusal, acoustical, acquisitional, denial, periodical, procedural, territorial |
| 3 | -ant, -ent, -ient | ancient, different, convenient, resistant, urgent, reluctant |
| 4 | -ar, -ary | particular, singular, vascular, spectacular, complementary, conclusionary |
| 5 | ate | accurate, fortunate, intimate, immediate, literate, latinate |
| 6 | ed | animated, interested, amused, exited, satisfied |
| 7 | en | drunken, silken, forbidden, forgotten, golden |
| 8 | ul | grateful, peaceful, successful, helpful, useful |
| 9 | ic | classic, economic, pediatric, generic, periodic, romantic |
| 10 | ile | tactile, mercantile, projectile, volatile |
| 11 | ing | frightening, annoying, shocking, amusing, interesting |
| 12 | ish | babyish, blackish, danish, childish |
| 13 | tic | robotic, acrobatic, rustic, meterialistic, pessimistic |
| 14 | -ive, -ative, -itive | abstractive, active, adaptive, administrative, comparative |
