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Common Adjective and Preposition Combinations

Introduction

Pridjevi [adjectives] su determinatori s dva moguća položaja unutar rečenice. Koristimo ih za opisivanje osobe ili stvari.

Prijedlozi [prepositions] su bitni su jer omogućuju dodatna objašnjenja o rečenici.

Određeni pridjevi se koriste samo s određenim prijedlozima.

Form

Neki od prijedloga koji se koriste samo s određenim pridjevima su: atforofto i in.

Neki od pridjeva koji se koriste samo s određenim prijedlozima:

  • Angry, bad, brilliant, good, lucky, present, slow, terrible… + at + …
  • Famous, grateful, known, prepared, responsible, sorry… + for + …
  • Afraid, ashamed, aware, bad, difficult, full, jealous, made, proud, scared, tired… + of + …
  • Addicted, connected, engaged, friendly, grateful, limited, married, polite… + to + …
  • Dressed, interested, involved, skilled… + in + …

Example

At

  • The audience is angry at the musician.
  • She is good at drawing.
  • All students should be present at the theatre play, it’s compulsory.

For

  • I am very sorry for your loss.
  • Smoking is extremely bad for you.
  • The novel was too difficult for his class.

Of

  • The director is very proud of his movie.
  • Jason was ashamed of his behavior.
  • She is full of energy.

To

  • I think I’m a bit addicted to music.
  • He doesn’t feel connected to his country at all.
  • My sister is married to an English photographer.

In

  • I’m interested in modern art.
  • She is involved in promoting modern music.
  • They both are skilled in chemistry and mathematics.

Use

Neki pridjevi se koriste samo s određenim prijedlozima za izricanje nečega, no ne postoji čvrsto gramatičko pravilo kako ih kombinirati u rečenici.

Summary

Prijedlozi [prepositions] su bitni su jer omogućuju dodatna objašnjenja o rečenici. Neki pridjevi dolaze samo uz određene prijedloge. Ne postoji čvrsto pravilo vezano za tu temu pa se kombinacije trebaju naučiti napamet.

  • Atangrybadbrilliantgoodluckyslowterrible
  • Forfamousknownpreparedresponsiblesorry
  • Ofbaddifficultfulljealousmadescaredtired
  • Toaddicted, connectedfriendlylimitedpolite
  • Indressedinterestedinvolvedskilled

Naprimjer:
— “She is good at being a good friend.”
— “I am responsible for the adverts.”

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