How to use adjectives in Malagasy

How to use adjectives in Mala­gasy

You want to learn how to use adjectives in Malagasy? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Malagasy lessons complete with useful examples. Big, small, happy, sad... we'll teach you all you need to know about Malagasy adjectives.

Mala­gasy adjectives

Adjectives are generally used to describe nouns. Unlike English, adjectives in Malagasy are placed after the noun.

Examples

ny zazalahy malemy
the weak boy
ny zazalahy faly
the happy boy
ny zazalahy matavy
the fat boy
ny zazalahy kinga saina
the smart boy
ny zazalahy malahelo
the sad boy
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Malagasy is related to the Polynesian languages of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Malagasy would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Mala­gasy

Learn to get by in Malagasy with these useful words and phrases. These essential phrases cover everything from Malagasy greetings to business and workplace communications to love and dating.

ity zanakalahy ity
this boy
ity farasy ity
this horse
ity vehivavy ity
this woman
ity boky ity
this book
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Step 7 : Adjectives in Mala­gasy

Adjectives are used to describe nouns. To get started, we suggest you learn the three Malagasy adjectives lehibe, kely and antitra (big, small, old). Using the nouns boky, seza and varavaram-be (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each adjective with each noun (the big book, the old chair, the small door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Malagasy adjectives including useful examples. After you've learned to use the adjectives lehibe, kely and antitra with the nouns boky, seza and varavaram-be you can move on to Step 8 (Malagasy Verbs).

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