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compound adjectives



ladysam44
Tunisia

compound adjectives
 
please help me compound adjectives
I am a little bit confused about how to make these compound adjectives
a sweater that fits tightly
a jacket with white buttons
trousers with narrow bottoms

25 Oct 2009      





niacouto
Portugal

a sweater that fits tightly= a tightly-fitting sweater
a jacket with white buttons= a white buttoned-jacket
trousers with narrow bottoms= narrow-bottomed trousers

25 Oct 2009     



daddou
Tunisia

hi.
just apply the formulas
 
adverb+verb+ing             eg. rapidly-growing  hard_working
adj+sing.noun+ed            eg.short sleeved     narrow-legged long-eared blue-eyed

25 Oct 2009     



abdel
Morocco

1.a tightly-fitting sweater
2.a white buttoned-jacket
3. narrow-bottoned trousers
hope this is helpful
cheers from morocco

25 Oct 2009     



sarahgriffin
Ireland

hi, narrow bottomed trousers, if in denim, can also be called "skinny jeans"  - these trousers are usually narrow the whole way through.
 
white buttoned jacket
 
and if something fits tightly, it is said to be �tight-fitting � or even just �fitted �
eg:  a tight-fitting sweater or a fitted sweater.
 
sweater (american english)
jumper (irish/british english)

25 Oct 2009     



ladysam44
Tunisia

thank all your answers were very helpful to me 

27 Oct 2009